News Desk : dhakamirror.com
Besides, no battery-run auto-rickshaws will be allowed to operate in Dhaka
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has decided to take a “no helmet, no fuel” approach for motorcycle riders across the country.
Besides, no battery-run auto-rickshaws will be allowed to operate in Dhaka, according to decisions taken at a meeting of the BRTA Advisory Council Committee meeting held at the BRTA Bhaban in the capital today (15 May).
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, who chaired the meeting, disclosed the matter to journalists after the meeting.
“We also agreed to a proposal to scrap vehicles without fitness on Dhaka city roads,” he added.
Obaidul also said the ministry would not take any new projects now until the ongoing ones are completed.
At the meeting the Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam were also present, among others.
