Decides inter-ministerial meeting
The government yesterday decided not to allow makeshift cattle markets on roads and highways to avoid traffic gridlock ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the two largest religious festivals of Muslims.
The decision came at an inter-ministerial coordination meeting, to ensure safe and smooth passenger movement centring the festival, in the capital’s Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.
The meeting discussed on increasing the holiday by one more day, taking it to 5, from October 24 to 28, and keeping compressed natural gas stations open round-the-
clock during this period.
It also decided to keep law enforcement agencies on alert to end extortion from cattle traders, form vigilance teams to monitor the capital’s bus terminals and keep
wreckers on stand-by at highways and Bangabandhu Bridge’s toll booths open.
A nine-member monitoring team comprising Road Division and Roads and Highways Department officials was formed to keep highways fit for vehicular movement during Eid
rush, informed Communications Minister Obaidul Quader at the meeting.
Obaidul also announced that Meghna and Gomti bridges will remain closed from 10:00pm to 6:00am on four days — October 6 and 20 and November 3 and 17 — for
maintenance.
The alternative route for Dhaka-Chittagong vehicles: Dhaka-Jatrabari-Kachpur bridge-Rupganj (Tarabo Mor)-Narsingdi-Bhoirab-Ashuganj-Sarail Biswa Road intersection-
Bramhanbaria-Moynamoti-Chittagong.
-With The Daily Star input
