Transport leaders renew demand for changes to Road Transport Act

Transport leaders today reiterated their demand to change several sections of the Road Transport Act 2018 which came into force partially from November last year.

Some demanded that the government keep the law "ineffective" for six more months.

They were speaking at a discussion at the Engineers' Institute of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Road Transport Owners' Association organised the meeting with its members who own trucks, covered vans and tank lorries.

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Top transport leaders said they have given a proposal for several changes in the law and hoped that their demands would be fulfilled.

Besides, they also sought a waiver of late fines for vehicle owners and drivers who failed to update their documents on time for six more months.

The parliament in September 2018 passed the act but the government did not make it operational till November last year. When the authorities were about to implement the act, transport organisations protested it, forcing authorities to halt function of several sections of the act.