HC asks to hand over pneumatic horns in 15 days

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) on Sunday directed the vehicle owners and drivers all over the country to hand over pneumatic horns to the concerned police stations within 15 days.

The court also asked police to destroy the pneumatic horns soon after getting those in hands.

The HC bench of Justice Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque and Justice Mohammad Ullah passed the order after receiving three reports from the authorities concerned of the government.

Advocate Monjil Morshed stood for the writ petitioner while Deputy Attorney General Taposh Kumar Bishwas represented the state in the court.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner, joint commission (DMP traffic) and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) submitted the three separate reports to the HC through Deputy Attorney General Taposh Kumar Bishwas in response to its August 23 directive.

On August 23, the HC directed the authorities concerned of the government to take necessary steps in 48 hours to stop the use of pneumatic horns used by vehicles in Dhaka city.

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