Extortion by Lawmen around Dhaka
Plainclothes to be on highways for prevention during Eid
Says Dhaka Range DIG; Quader also keeps promising hassle free travel
A large number of plainclothes police officers will be deployed at highways around the capital this Eid to prevent extortion by a section of law enforcers, announced Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Dhaka range, SM Mahfuzul Haq Nuruzzaman yesterday.
"Please inform us if any policeman is seen extorting money on the highways," he urged transport owners and leaders at a views-exchange meeting with them at his office in the capital.
He assured of prompt and severe action against guilty cops.
Transport organisations also sometimes engage in extortions on highways, he said and asked them to refrain from such activities.
Nuruzzaman asked transport leaders to keep a number of spots, including Tongi, Chandra, Gazipur Konabari, and Savar Bazar, free during Eid.
Prior to the meeting, Nuruzzaman also met with Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association leaders and asked them to pay garment workers
ahead of Eid to avoid any untoward incident.
Our Gazipur Correspondent reports: Highway communications will remain hassle free in this Eid season, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Qauder yesterday.
After visiting Dhaka-Tangail highway, the minister told local reporters that condition of all roads in the country is better than any other time in the past. Work of Joydevpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga four-lane development project will start in this September.
Upgrade of Nabinagar-Baipal-Uttara road into a four lane is not being possible due to land requisition problem and nearby constructions. So, an elevated express way is going to be constructed with foreign aid in the area, he added.