Law minister bins report on transport act

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday protested a report headlined “Road Transport Act: Amendment move cause for concern, says TIB” published by The Daily Star on September 29.

In a letter, the minister said he was misquoted in the report.

“Although the Road Transport Act-2018 was passed by parliament, its enforcement has not been possible due to various demands raised by the leaders of transport workers and owners. The law could be amended reviewing the enforcement of such laws in neighbouring countries,” the report quoted the minister as saying.

But he did not make such comments, Anisul said in the rejoinder.

Anisul, after a meeting of a sub-committee on Road Transport Act-2018 on September 25, rather said, “This is not true that the law cannot be implemented due to opposition of transport owners and workers.”

The minister added that Transparency International Bangladesh had not even mentioned his name in its press statement. The minister asked The Daily Star to express regret for publishing the “false report”, or else he would take legal action.

OUR REPLY

The Daily Star ran the report of news agency UNB as it was. Different newspapers also ran the same copy of UNB. The Daily Star did not change the agency copy.