Zero Point to Sadarghat
Clean roads, footpaths in 48 hrs, HC asks govt
The High Court yesterday directed the government to free roads and footpaths from Zero Point to Sadarghat in the city in 48 hours to facilitate easy movement of people and vehicles.
The court said the authorities have to ensure that nobody will keep sand, rods and other materials, parked rickshaw-vans and carts and establish makeshift shops by occupying the road and footpaths.
The court issued the order following a writ petition moved by Advocate Manzill Murshid on behalf of Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh.
The organisation submitted the petition yesterday to the HC, seeking direction the government to free the road from Zero Point to Sadarghat of traffic jam.
It said that lawyers, judges and litigants of Dhaka Judge's Court suffered from traffic jam on North South Road everyday and lawyers cannot reach the court on time.
The HC also issued a rule upon the government to explain in two weeks why it would not be directed to evict or remove materials occupying the road and footpaths.
The HC bench of Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim came up with the rule after hearing on the petition.
The home secretary, inspector general of police, joint commissioner (traffic) and deputy commissioner (south) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, administrator of Dhaka City Corporation (south), Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka and officers-in-charge of Bangshal, Kotwali, Sutrapur and Ramna police stations have been made respondents to the rule.
Deputy Attorney General ABM Altaf Hossain represented the government.
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