TBS Report

02 November 2024, 18:10

Last modified: 02 November 2024, 18:17

Road Safety Foundation (RSF) Chairman AI Mahbub Uddin Ahmed said today (November 2) that those responsible for formulating public transport policies in the country do not use public transport in the capital, hence they do not understand the suffering of the people.

“Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) is a technical organization that regulates road transport. In most cases, its chairman is appointed from the civil service. They do not have practical knowledge of roads or motor vehicles,” Mahbub said. he said. office in the capital.

The RSF chairman suggested that BRTA should be headed by a road and motor vehicle expert or academician as well as ensuring qualified manpower in the institution.

He also called for the establishment of a training center for drivers under BRTA.

According to RSF, private vehicles can carry only 11% of the total passengers, but these vehicles cover 70% of the roads.

“This is gross discrimination against ordinary people,” Mahbub said.

Mahbub also stated that there has been no sustainable road transportation strategy in Bangladesh for 53 years, and the Road Transport Law-2018 has not been implemented even for 6 years.

“A vested environment, through politicization, has turned the entire public transport sector into an arena of extortion and corruption. BRTA is unable to take effective action against the group due to its institutional weakness,” he said.