Report on unfit vehicles, drivers without licence
Skip to main content
T
Friday, March 31, 2023
The Daily Star
E-paper Today's News বাংলা
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Culture
  • Life & Living
  • Youth
  • Tech & Startup
  • Feature
    • Lifestyle
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Showbiz
    • Star Health
    • Satireday
    • Shout
    • Toggle
    • Star Literature
    • In Focus
    • Star Youth
    • Shift
    • Daily Star Books
    • Roundtables
    • Star Holiday
    • weekend read
  • More
    • Environment
    • NRB
    • Supplements
    • Law & Our Rights
  • E-paper
  • বাংলা
Search Epaper T
  • Today's News
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Culture
  • Life & Living
  • Youth
  • Tech & Startup
  • Feature
    • Lifestyle
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Showbiz
    • Star Health
    • Satireday
    • Shout
    • Toggle
    • Star Literature
    • In Focus
    • Star Youth
    • Shift
    • Daily Star Books
    • Roundtables
    • Star Holiday
    • weekend read
  • More
    • Environment
    • NRB
    • Supplements
    • Law & Our Rights

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Apps
  • Comment Policy
  • RSS
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Conference Hall
  • Archives
Back Page

Unfit Vehicles, Unlicensed Drivers: Submit detailed info by April 30

HC asks BRTA, police
Staff Correspondent
Thu Mar 28, 2019 12:00 AM Last update on: Thu Mar 28, 2019 02:16 AM
High Court
File photo of Bangladesh High Court

The High Court yesterday asked authorities concerned to submit a report before it on unfit and unregistered vehicles plying the streets and drivers without valid licences.

The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam passed the order on a suo moto move following a report published on The Daily Star on March 23 under the headline “No fitness docs, yet running”.

For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) chairman and director (road safety), Inspector General of Police and two deputy commissioners (Traffic –North and South) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, will have to submit the report by April 30.

The bench also asked Mahbub-E-Rabbani, director (road safety) of the BRTA, to appear before the court on April 30 and give his explanation over the issue.

The issue was brought to the court's attention by Supreme Court lawyer Syed Mamun Mahbub, who read out the newspaper report.

The court then asked the newly elected president of Supreme Court Bar Association AM Aminuddin to comment over the issue.

Aminuddin said action should be taken to bring discipline to roads for public interest and directives could be given to come up with lists of unfit vehicles and drivers without proper licences.

During the hearing, the court said no one was above the law and compliance of law was the pre-condition of a country's development. No country could become developed without respecting the law and everyone must obey laws, the court said before issuing the directives and rules.

It issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain why their inaction to stop running of unfit vehicles and unlicenced drivers should not be declared illegal.

The HC also asked why directives should be given to implement the relevant laws, including the Motor Vehicles Ordinance 1983.

Under the Motor Vehicle Ordinance 1983, vehicles must undergo mandatory fitness checks every year. But according to BRTA, a total of 71,218 vehicles have not had their fitness certificates renewed in 10 years, and many of those plying the roads pose serious risks of accidents.

The secretary of the road, transport and bridges ministry, home secretary, IGP, BRTA chairman and director (road safety), and two deputy commissioners (Traffic– North and South) of DMP have to reply to the rule within four weeks.

As of December last year, about 38 lakh vehicles have been registered with the BRTA. Of them, 24.5 lakh are motorcycles that do not require annual fitness certificates.

Of the rest, some 6.5 lakh vehicles obtain fitness certificates every year on average, a BRTA official said.

Related topic:
unfit vehiclesfitness certificateDriving Licencefitness certificatesdriving licences and fitness certificateBRTA
Apple Google
Click to comment

Comments

Comments Policy

Related News

BRTA

BRTA: By design doomed to fail?

bus fare increase

Operation cost rises by 70%, say bus owners; want fare readjusted

motorcycle driving licence

No licence, no bike

Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga tollway

Bus fare on 15 routes via Dhaka-Mawa Expressway to go up from tomorrow

15 cases filed in Dhaka, Ctg for overcharging passengers

Editors Council
২ ঘণ্টা আগে|বাংলাদেশ

মতিউর রহমানসহ সব সাংবাদিকের ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইনের মামলা প্রত্যাহার দাবি সম্পাদক পরিষদের

‘আমরা এই কাজগুলোকে সংবাদপত্রের স্বাধীনতার হুমকির স্পষ্ট উদাহরণ বলে মনে করি।’

৪ ঘণ্টা আগে|বাংলাদেশ

আ. লীগের নেতৃত্বেই দেশে ভাতের অধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়েছে: কাদের

The Daily Star
Journalism without fear or favour
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Apps
  • Comment Policy
  • RSS
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Newsletter
  • Privacy Policy
  • Conference Hall
  • Archives
© 2023 thedailystar.net | Powered by: RSI LAB
Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action.
X