Govt to set up digitalised vehicle inspection centre

The government will set up a new vehicle inspection centre with modern equipment in the capital's Mirpur to inspect fitness of vehicles in a digitalised way, said Communications Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday.
"Construction works of the modern inspection centre will start by the second week of July," he told reporters while supervising a mobile court's drive against unfit vehicles in the capital's Manik Miah Avenue.
Claiming that some corrupt officials of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) provide fitness certificate through underhand dealings with vehicle owners, the minister said such ill practices will come to an end when the digital inspection centre starts functioning.
According to the existing manual system, a BRTA inspector inspects fitness status of a vehicle. If the new system is introduced, fitness of vehicles will be checked in a computerised system.
"I have come here to observe the real situation of operating unfit vehicles. We have a meeting on June 25 where transport owners, workers and law enforcement agencies will attend. We will discuss the issue in the meeting," he said.