List of 1500 'intruders' in PM Hasina's hands, says Quader

Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader talking to reporters after visiting an under-construction flyover at Shafipur on Dhaka-Tangail highway on 1 November, 2019. Photo: Facebook
Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader talking to reporters after visiting an under-construction flyover at Shafipur on Dhaka-Tangail highway on 1 November, 2019. Photo: Facebook

Road transport and bridges minister, Obaidul Quader, on Friday said the Road Transport Act had been enacted to bring discipline on roads and highways of the country, reports UNB. 


“Our main target is to bring discipline on roads…it’s our challenge, and the Road Transport Act has been enacted to this end,” he said.

Quader, also ruling Awami League general secretary, was talking to reporters after visiting an under-construction flyover at Shafipur on Dhaka-Tangail highway.

The much-talked-about Road Transport Act came into effect on Friday. The road transport and bridges ministry issued a notification in this regard on 22 October.

The Road Transport Bill-2018 was passed by parliament on 19 September, 2018, keeping a provision of maximum five years' jail for any death or serious injuries caused by reckless or negligent driving.

About intruders into the ruling party, Quader said, "Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has made a list of 1,500 intruders. We’ve handed over the list to those concerned at the divisional level. Intruders, controversial people and wrongdoers will have no room in the party leadership."

“Those who joined Awami League with a clean image from other political parties aren’t intruders …we welcome them,” he said.