Zero tolerance on road extortion – Deputy Commissioner
Public transport strike suspended, vehicle will run.
Chittagong District Commissioner Abul Bashar Fakhruzzaman gave a strict warning to stop extortion on the road. He said this in a meeting with Greater Chittagong Public Transport Owners Labour Union Parishad at Chittagong Circuit House on Sunday (April 28).
He also said that the money you take for the welfare of workers, you take it in your office. No extortion will be tolerated if the vehicle is stopped.
RAB has already started an operation on this. Several people were arrested. If you have any complaint about extortion we will take immediate action.
About the car compensation, the Deputy Commissioner said, BRTA will see how much the cars were damaged in the attack. Then we will see if it can be compensated. We will talk to honorable minister and secretary for compensation. In order to arrange compensation for your three cars.
Chittagong Metropolitan Police Additional Police Commissioner Noble Chakma said,
Stop hawking in the road. Otherwise action will be taken against them.
Additional District Magistrate AKM Gholam Morshed Khan said that two executive magistrates of the district administration have been on duty since the incident. Security is being taken very seriously there. There will be a police squad led by the Executive Magistrate of Chittagong District Administration in front and back when the vehicles are coming and going.
Manjurul Alam Chowdhury, convenor of Greater Chittagong Public Transport Owners Sramik Labour union Parishad, said that if vehicle drive on Kaptai road, than will drive on all roads of Chittagong. The initiative taken by Chittagong district administration is at least important. We do not want to embarrass the government. We have always cooperated with the government. we will drive