President of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association, Mashiur Rahman Ranga said that if any inter-district or long-distance public transport charges extra fare during this Eid trip, and if evidence is found, then that transport will be stopped. Legal action will also be taken against that bus.
He said this at a discussion meeting organized on Tuesday (March 19) to ensure smooth, safe and congestion-free travel of highway-road passengers on the occasion of the holy Ramadan and upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Additional IGP of highway police Shahabuddin Khan presided over this view exchange meeting at Rajarbagh Police Auditorium.
Moshiur Rahman Ranga said that it has been identified that there may be jams, traffic jams or blocks in any area this Eid. We are now taking the help of drones for the Eid journey on the highway. With the help of drones, we can take immediate action by seeing the images. Many highway roads are four lanes. It happened somewhere. Now if a vehicle on the road becomes instantly useless it will still be easier to move it. We have given instructions to ensure that no vehicle full of crud enters the road on Eid.
We all want to have a good Eid trip. We have to create the opportunity to do well. We all want to go together on Eid. Without doing that we can go by division, earlier or later then I can reach the destination within 5/7 or eight hours.
It is not like that to go two days before Eid. We have very little public transport compared to the population. Buses are hired by the government in Saudi Arabia during Hajj and we don't have any such system here on Eid. So you can go earlier or even after Eid. We assure you that the Eid journey will be smooth.
We notice that some old buses which do not get serials throughout the year are off the road during Eid. We can't catch these things and the police can't understand where they come from on the streets. These are carried by the garment workers as a reserve. BRTC's double Decker bus has entered the road where even our small buses do not ply. We are yet to remove Nasiman, Kariman, Bhatavati from the highway. This is also an obstacle for us.
Ranga is in the face of fire on the question of increased rent on Eid. Every year there are complaints of increased rent, but no effective initiative is taken. In this context, Ranga said, many transporters collect extra fare during Eid. If any of the bus companies you are working with have a good reputation, if you charge more, let us know, let me know and we will take action. I will attend the spot if necessary. We will go there when we get complaints. We will identify who is charging extra rent in some places.
When asked what action will be taken if we get concrete evidence of charging extra fare, Ranga said, we will halt the public transport if we get concrete evidence. I will take action according to the law.
All three lanes of the road in front of Mohakhali bus terminal are occupied by illegal parking which has a big impact on road traffic. If it is not resolved, most of the Eid journey will be spent in Dhaka. When asked to know, President of Road Transport Owners Association, Moshiur Rahman Ranga said, "We have no right to block or block the road and stand on the road. Traffic police take legal action against those who park illegally on the road and disrupt traffic, we have no problem.
There is no road in front of Mohakhali bus terminal, the road is also being used as a terminal. In response to such a question, Ranga said, I will go to Mohakhali first after leaving here. Let's see what the problem is. Again, we will take legal action against those who are doing illegal parking, abnormal excesses.
BGMEA; BKMEA; Chairman/General Secretary, Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners Association; Secretary General, Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association; General Secretary, Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation; Vice President, Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation; President/General Secretary, Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association; Chairman/General Secretary were present in the meeting.