BRTA conducts speed control drive on Bangabandhu Expressway
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has conducted a special drive to curb excessive speeding on the Dhaka-Mawa route via the Bangabandhu Expressway in Munshiganj's Srinagar upazila.
The operation, led by Magistrate Md Motachem Billah of Court-10 of the BRTA headquarters, took place at the Samashpur bus stand in Srinagar around 11:30am on Thursday, with the assistance of highway police.
During the drive, vehicles traveling at speeds between 80 to 110 km/h were fined.
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A total of Tk16,000 in fines was collected from ten cases against passenger bus and motorcycle drivers.
Munshiganj BRTA Inspector (Motor Vehicle Branch) Liton Kumar Dutta, Bench Assistant Md Mostafizur Rahman, Hasara Highway police station Sub-Inspector (SI) Rashedul Islam, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Aminul Islam, and other officials were present during the operation.
