‘Instructions issued not to misuse new road transport act’

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that instructions were issued to the authority concerned not misuse the new road transport act.

Quader, also general secretary of Awami League, said this at a press briefing at the secretariat on Sunday.

He also urged all concerned not to go on strike over the Road Transport Act, 2018. 

“There’s no alternative to the implementation of the law for the sake of discipline and safety on roads. I urge all those concerned not to go for strike,” he said.

The law has been made stricter but not aimed at punishing people but making roads safer for all by reducing accidents, he added.

The vehicle owners were also brought under the new law, Quader said adding that there are scopes to take action against the accused.

Quader said he also urged educational institutions to raise public awareness about the law.

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