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Ten fined for honking horn at secretariat area
DHAKA, Jan 13, 2020 (BSS) – A mobile court fined ten drivers for honking
at the silent zone near the Secretariat here today.
A mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Engineer Tamjid Hossain fined
drivers of two government jeeps, three private cars and five motorcycles Taka
2,700, said a ministry press release.
Assistant Director of Environment Department Mosabber Hossain Mohammad
Razib accompanied the executive magistrate during the drive.
Earlier, the government declared surrounding areas of Secretariat,
including the link road to Zero Point, Paltan intersection as “No Horn Zone”
December 17, 2019 with an aim to prevent sound pollution.
The punishment for honking horn in a ‘silent zone’ is maximum one month
jail or Taka 5,000 fine or both for the first time violators and for
repetition of the same offence the punishment is maximum six months jail or
Taka 10,000 fine or both.
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