RHD files GD against leaseholder

The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) filed a general diary with Shyampur Police Station on Monday seeking legal action against the leaseholder of Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge-1 (Buriganga bridge) for collecting tolls illegally from CNG-run auto-rickshaws.
In the GD filed by Sub-Divisional Engineer KM Noor-e-Alam mentioned that the lessee, Messers Alim Miah and Sons, has been collecting Tk 10 from each auto-rickshaw without any money receipt in violation of the lease agreement.
Noor-e-Alam also said the leaseholder is still collecting tolls from auto-rickshaws illegally, although he was given an official letter asking him to stop such practice.
Even the lessee has given the RHD a letter falsely saying that it has not been collecting toll from the auto-rickshaws, Alam said in the GD.
On Saturday, The Daily Star carried a report mentioning that the lessee is collecting over Tk 1 lakh from auto-rickshaws a day.
The auto-rickshaw drivers and owners also said that they have informed the Shyampur police that the lessee has been collecting tolls from them illegally and without money receipt, but the police did not take any action.
Officer-in-Charge of Shyampur Police Station Alamgir Hossain, however, told The Daily Star last night that the leaseholder is not collecting any toll without money receipt.