DoE nationwide drive against polluting buses | Others

DoE’s Monitoring and Enforcement Wing and the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) jointly conducted the drive in Dhaka’s Rampura area. The mobile court took action against six vehicles which were fined Tk 16,000 for using hydraulic horns and creating excessive noise, while eight horns were confiscated. The BRTA also filed 11 cases and dumped two buses during the operation. In Rajbari, a mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Hafizur Rahman seized two hydraulic horns and imposed fines of Taka 1,000 near Aladipur Jamai Pagoler Mazar Gate area.In Meherpur, another drive headed by Executive Magistrate Khadija Akter, resulted in four cases being filed, Tk 2,000 in fines collected, and eight prohibited horns destroyed on the spot. In Jhenaidah’s Harinakundu Upazila, a...