Communications Minister Obaidul Quader has told police not to allow VIPs to drive on the wrong side.
He said the decision was taken at a meeting of the Dhaka Traffic Coordination Authority on Thursday.
“The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has been directed to ensure that VIPs and others don’t drive on the wrong side,” the minister said.
“Everybody other than VVIPs — the President and Prime Minister — will be under this traffic directive, because they have to maintain protocol.
“The whole road suffers gridlock if a VIP is allowed to drive on the wrong side,” he said.
Last month Dhaka traffic police installed a new device named ‘Protirodh’.
It has metal spikes that close to let vehicles run on the right side near the state guest house ‘Sugandha’.
On June 2, several ministers objected to the installation of the device at a cabinet meeting, but the prime minister shrugged off the objection.
However, the device was removed from the road several days later.
The minister said he had also directed the DMP and city corporation to work together to ensure people abide by traffic signals.
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation has been asked to take measures against unfit vehicles and drivers who are not good enough, he said.
Quader said the meeting decided to allocate a land for a bus terminal of Narayanganj City Corporation.
Narayanganj city Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy and senior police officials were present at the meeting.
Source: Bd news24
