29 June 2016, Nirapad News: Minister for Road Transport and Bridges
Obaidul Quader today said a ceiling of personal car against each family
has been proposed in the planned road transport law of 2016.
The road transport and bridges minister said this in the Jatiya
Sangsad while replying to a scripted question from treasury bench member
M Abdul Latif of Chittagong.
The minister said the draft of Road Transport Law, 2016 is now being finalized for updating the Motor Vehicle Ordinance, 1983.
Obaidul Quader said at present the capital Dhaka has 21,771 public transports with route permits.
Replying to another tabled question from opposition bench member AKM
Maidul Islam of Kurigram, the minister said some 238 air-conditioned
buses under Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) are plying on
52 routes.
He said initiatives are underway to import 100 air-conditioned buses
for BRTC inter-district service under the Indian Line of Credit.
