Mahabubul Alam Hanif File PhotoHe also demanded that the ministry explain why they failed to fulfil the Prime Minister’s instructionAwami League’s acting general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif blamed the Road Transport and Bridges ministry for not obeying Prime Minister’s instruction and its failure to bring safety on roads. “After the student’s demonstration in August last year for road safety, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had instructed the home, road transport and bridges, and the shipping ministers to ensure safe roads. Awami League’s general secretary Obaidul Quader, who is undergoing treatment in Singapore, has been in office of Road Transport and Bridges ministry for eight years. She asked the home, road transport and bridges, and the shipping ministers to hold meetings regularly regarding the issue. Abrar, himself a road safety campaigner, met this tragic end while the DMP was observing traffic week to bring discipline on the city streets.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 21, 2019 17:03 UTC