DSCC Mayor stresses strict enforcement of traffic laws

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon emphasised Saturday on strict enforcement of traffic rules to reduce road accidents in the city, reports UNB.

"Incidents of road accidents have increased alarmingly in recent times and reckless driving and lack of citizens' awareness are the main reasons behind road mishaps.

The law has to be strictly enforced to prevent the road accidents," he said while inaugurating a road traffic management and citizens' encouragement programme aiming at preventing road accidents at Shahbagh intersection in the city.

Among others, chief executive officer of DSCC Khan Mohammad Bilal, National Commissioner of Bangladesh Scouts, Health and Disaster Management Secretary Shah Kamal, Dhaka District Commissioner Ferdous Khan, local Councillors MA Hamid Khan and Hasibur Rahman Manik were also present at the programme.

The DSCC Mayor said, "We want to enforce laws from strict to stricter to prevent the road accidents.

Sometimes mobile courts are run by City Corporation. But some tragic road accidents in recent times shook our conscience," he said.

'The DSCC mayor said that road accidents have increased alarmingly which is a matter of concern.

Blaming the drivers for reckless driving, Sayeed Khokon mentioned that the drivers, who have been plying vehicles on the streets, were mostly under-aged and many of them have no driving licences. Under aged younger boys are engaged to ply vehicles on the city streets resulting in increase of road accidents.