Withdraw Nasiman, Kariman from highways in 10 dists: HC

FE Team | Published: February 11, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

The High Court (HC) directed Monday the government to withdraw locally made human-haulers, Nasiman, Kariman and Bhatbhati, from highways in 10 districts within seven days, reports UNB.
An HC bench comprising Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury and Justice Habibul Gani asked the police supers of the districts concerned and the highway police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) to come up with a report within two weeks after complying with the order.
The court also issued a rule upon the government to explain in two weeks as to why it should not directed to abide by the Motor Vehicles Ordinance and to stop the plying of the illegal three-wheelers on the highways in the 10 districts.
The home and the finance secretaries, the Inspector General of Police, the highway police DIG, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) chairman and the SPs of the districts concerned have been made respondents to the rule.
The districts include Jessore, Khulna, Kushtia, Narail, Jhenidah, Chuadanga, Meherpur, Satkhira, Magura and Bagerhat.
The order and the rule came following a writ petition filed by the Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB) in the form of Public Interest Litigation.
Manzill Murshed who filed the writ on behalf of the HRPB said road accidents claim many lives and destroy huge property every day due to the plying of the illegal vehicles on the highways.
Meanwhile another report adds: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said in Parliament Monday that the government has no plan to stop the plying of battery-run auto-rickshaws as these are eco-friendly.
However, the government has taken the initiative to control the wastage of electricity, he said, responding to a starred question of Habibur Rahman Mollah (Dhaka-5).
The state minister said that in this regard, the government has taken steps to set up solar charging stations and also taken steps to allocate money for setting up six solar charging stations as pilot project.
He said the government is conducting a survey through engineering university/science and technology university to get rid of faults in 'easy bike' and make these vehicles more risk-free, secure and convenient for plying.
Nasrul Hamid said the power distribution companies are taking steps so that the auto rickshaw/easy bike could not use electricity illegally for charging batteries.
Law enforcing agencies and traffic police have been requested to restrict the plying of such vehicles on the highways and allow them to ply only in city, sub-urban areas and rural areas, he said.
The Commerce Ministry has been requested to discourage the import and local assembling of easy bike/auto rickshaw, he added.