Buses of Suprovat Paribahan won’t ply in city: DMP commissioner

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia has said buses of Suprovat Paribahan will not play in the city streets.

The DMP boss said this at the foundation laying ceremony of a foot overbridge in front of Bashundhara gate of Pragati Sarani area in the capital on Wednesday.
Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam was also present.

On Tuesday, Mayor Atiqul Islam pledged to build a foot overbridge within three months and name it after Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury, who was killed in a road accident on Tuesday morning.

The demonstrating students of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) presented their written 12-point demand to the mayor.

Addressing the situation, and responding to the demands made by the students, the mayor said: "I will construct a foot overbridge named after Abrar within two or three months.

Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury, honours 1st year student of International Relations Department of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), was crushed under the wheels of a speedy bus in front of Bashundhara gate of Pragati Sarani area in the capital.


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