Police arrested 621 people for being on the streets in capital Dhaka in violation of  a strictly-enforced lockdown on its third day Saturday. The arrestees were picked up while roaming in different parts of the city, said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Iftekhairul Islam. He also said that Tk 19,22,350 was collected in penalties from vehicles across the capital under the Road Transport Act. Also read: Covid-19: Bangladesh records 100+ daily deaths for one week However, the officer did not provide any information on the total number of vehicles sued. Besides, mobile courts slapped fines on 346 people collecting an amount of Tk 106450. Despite a vigilant position by the law enforcers,  the number of both people and vehicles taking to the streets increased a bit on the third day of lockdown. Also read: Lockdown: Third day sees more people, vehicles on roads, 184 detained Traffic Inspector Akter Hossain (Rajlaxmi Uttara), said “The number of vehicles is higher than the last two days but we are also active and allowing only those who have valid reasons to come out.” The government imposed a seven-day lockdown from July 1 to contain a surge of Covid-19 infections across the country.  It will continue until July 7 midnight.

Bangladesh Truck-Covered Van Owners-Workers Coordination Council on Sunday called a 48-hour strike across the country to press home their 9-point demand including amendment to the Road Transport Act.

The much-talked-about Road Transport Act, 2018 came into effect on Sunday, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said the Road Transport Act has been enacted aiming to bring discipline on roads and highways of the country.   “Our main target is to bring discipline on roads…it’s our challenge, and the Road Transport Act has been enacted to this end,” he said while talking to reporters after visiting an under- construction flyover at Shafipur on Dhaka-Tangail highway.

The much-talked-about Road Transport Act will come into effect on Friday.

Dhaka, Oct 23 (UNB) – The much-talked-about Road Transport Act will come into effect on November 1 next.