A youth was arrested on Sunday (March 17, 2024) after a video of him went viral on social media where he could be seen lending ladders to bus passengers in exchange of Tk5 on a highway in Narayanganj . AKM Sharifuddin, In charge of Kanchpur Highway Shimla Police Camp, said they arrested him after watching the viral video. Risky road crossing had become a common scene in the 3.3 km area for the past two months as there were no crossing points from the long distance route's road to the regional road which is at least 24 minutes walking distance. With 3 more demises today, death toll from Gazipur gas cylinder blast rises to 6 For the past two months, the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) authority has kept the crossing point at Dhaka-bound road from Kanchpur Bridge in Siddhirganj to Kuwait Plaza area closed. As a result, passengers have been crossing roads by jumping the lane's divider. According to the Roads and Highways Department (RHD), the four-lane Dhaka-bound road from Kanchpur Bridge in Siddhirganj to Kuwait Plaza area was divided into two lanes with high dividers to stop risky road crossing and to ensure long-distance vehicles' direct route to Dhaka. A gate was kept open in front of the RHD office for the movement of passengers from long-distance lanes to regional lanes, but the RHD authorities closed it two months ago. Abantika’s death: JnU students place 6-point demand Narayanganj RHD's Executive Engineer Shahana Ferdous said, they tried several times to enforce the movement of bus services in the designated service line with Highway Police, but they failed to enforce it.

In an effort to ensure the quality of the police service, transparency, accountability and professionalism, Highway Police has introduced modern technology ‘body worn camera’. Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun inaugurated the service at Highway Police's 'Service Week-2024' ‘Service Week-2024’ at Rajarbagh Police Line on Tuesday. Beef price higher by upto Tk 50 per kg in a month Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan was inaugurated the ‘Service Week-2024’  Besides, an app identified as ‘Hello HP' was launched to provide quick service to untoward accidents on highways. Saraswati Puja to be celebrated Wednesday The Highway Police can provide services within 20-25 kilometers areas after getting information through the app. There are 22,000 km highways across the country and of these 2,291 km are under the control of the Highway Police. DMP forms 'quick response team' to ease movements of SSC examinees  Additional IGP of Highway Police Shahabuddin, said through the body worn cameras, they are monitoring all operational activities of highway centrally and regionally. Besides, through the HP app, commuters can avail the service of highway police, he said.

  Highway Police in Cumilla Tuesday claimed to have seized a number of microbuses and pick-up vehicles for violating lockdown norms.   According to Additional Superintendent of Cumilla Police Molla Mohammad Shahin, cops are keeping a strict vigil on all roads, particularly the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, to prevent the entry of public transport vehicles carrying home-bound passengers  from other districts ahead of the Eid holidays.    "This is to ensure strict compliance with all lockdown norms. Though bus services have resumed in cities, inter-district public transport services still remain suspended," the police officer said.   These public transport vehicles were seized on Monday night for carrying home-bound passengers from Dhaka ahead of the Eid holidays, police said, adding a number of passengers were also found without masks and flouting social distancing norms.   As per the directives of the government, police have set up several check posts on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway for curbing the mad rush of home-bound people.   Also read: 100 buses seized in Cumilla for violating govt rules   The drive to seize vehicles flouting lockdown norms will continue till the restrictions are lifted by the government, said ASP Shahin.   At least 100 buses have been seized for flouting government directives in Cumilla district in the last two days.   Public transport services were suspended in Bangladesh on April 5, with the government announcing a countrywide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. However, the government subsequently allowed the resumption of intra-city bus services.   Also Read: Police seize four buses for violating lockdown norms in Jashore   The transport owners' associations have already urged the government to resume bus services across the country and demanded food assistance for all unemployed transport workers in Bangladesh.    

At least 100 buses have been seized for operating services flouting the government’s directives in Cumilla district in the last two days till Sunday night. Additional superintendent of Cumilla Highway Police Mollah Mohammad Shahin, said as per the government directives they have set up a number of check-posts on Dhaka-Chattogram highway’s Alekharchar, Miarbazar and others important points to prevent movement of inter-district buses. Also Read:Bus services resume in Bangladesh cities During the regular check, the highway police found at least one hundred buses are carrying passengers from one district to another district ignoring the government’s directives to prevent transmission of coronavirus. All the buses have been kept at the respective police stations and police camp and cases have been filed in this connection. Public transport services were suspended in Bangladesh on April 5 with the government announcing a countrywide restriction to curb the spread of coronavirus. Also Read: Police seize four buses for violating lockdown norms in Jashore On April 30, the transport owners’ association urged the government to immediately resume bus services in the country. The association also demanded food assistance for the unemployed transport workers. On May 3, the government decided to allow the intra-district public transport services with effect from May 6 after extending the ongoing restriction till May 16  

Four people were killed in road accidents in Cumilla and Magura on Friday.

Five women, including three members of a family, were killed and 15 others injured in road accidents in Jashore, Gopalganj and Sylhet districts on Friday night and Saturday.

Overspeed, poor visibility and using the wrong lane are believed to have led to the road accident in which six lives were lost in Faridpur Sadar Upazila’s Kanaipur area on Monday morning.