Agitators besiege BRTA office
About 1,000 people yesterday put the office of the assistant director of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) in Habiganj town under lock and key protesting delay in issuing licences and route permits from the office.
Bus, truck, auto-rickshaw and private car owners and transport leaders and workers reached the BRTA office in the afternoon to receive their licences, route permits and other papers. Finding Assistant Director Habibur Rahman, office assistants Abdul Wadud and Subhash Roy not available in the office, they became agitated and locked the office.
Addressing a rally on the office premises, the agitators alleged the local BRTA office staff have been involved in corruption for long. The BRTA men unnecessarily harass people and issue fake licence and route permit in exchange for money, they said.
The agitators demanded delivery of licenses and other documents by Wednesday next. Otherwise, they threatened to launch a greater agitation programme.
Later, they met the deputy commissioner (DC) and submitted a memorandum to him demanding punishment to the corrupt BRTA staff. The DC assured the agitating people of probing into the allegations against the BRTA men. If anybody found involved in corruption, he would be punished, the DC added.
Habiganj Sarak Paribahan Sramik Union General Secretary Sajib Ali, advocate Farid Uddin, Ashutosh Adhikary Sanker and others addressed the rally.
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