RANGPUR, Sept 8, 2022 (BSS) - Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP) Commissioner
Nure Alam Mina today said the initiative would be taken to launch a city bus
service as an alternative to auto-rickshaw to control traffic congestion in
the metropolis.
"The initiative will be taken in coordination with the city corporation and
other related government departments to control traffic jams and resolve
other existing problems in the road and traffic systems of Rangpur city," he
said.
The RpMP Chief said this at a views-sharing meeting on traffic management
affairs with transport owners and workers, civil society members and Roads
and Highways Department (RHD) officials on Central Bus Terminal premises as
the chief guest.
The Traffic Division of RpMP organized the event with the assistance of local
transport owners' and workers' organizations with the President of Rangpur
District Transport Owners' Association AKM Mozammel Haque in the chair.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Police (City Special Branch) of RpMP Md. Abu
Bakar Siddique and its DC (Traffic) Md. Menhazul Alam were present as special
guests.
DC (Traffic) of RpMP Menhazul Alam delivered a welcome speech narrating the
road and traffic management system in the metropolis.
Later, Presidents, Vice-presidents and General Secretaries of leaders of
Rangpur District Transport Owners' and District Transport Workers'
Associations and RHD officials discussed the traffic jam issues in the city
and forwarded suggestions.
In his speech, the RpMP Chief remembered the greatest Bengali ever, Father of
the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangamata Sheikh
Fazilatunnessa Mujib and all martyrs of August 15, 1975, four national
leaders and sacrifices of all in the War of Liberation of Bangladesh with
deep sorrow and respect.
He respectfully remembered the martyred policemen who resisted the Pakistani
occupation army in the first hour of independence.
The RpMP expressed his opinion about the existing problems in the road and
traffic system of Rangpur city and future plans to resolve those.
He sought the cooperation of all concerned to maintain order in the traffic
system of the city.
Besides, he announced the formation of a community policing committee
involving transport owners and workers to facilitate police and transport
owners-workers to work as complements to each other.