Necessary steps have been taken to make Eid journey safe and smooth for the common people, said Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd.).
The advisor said this while briefing reporters after a meeting with transport owners and labor leaders in his office at the Ministry of Home Affairs at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday (June 03, 2025) afternoon.
The advisor said that no vehicle without fitness will be allowed to ply during the Eid journey and necessary measures have been taken to prevent robberies. He said that many times it is seen that the owners of unfit vehicles take them off the road after painting them. No vehicle without fitness will be allowed to ply on the road under any condition after painting them. He also said that to avoid robberies and unwanted incidents during the Eid journey, photographs of all passengers should be taken from every stop where passengers are picked up in transport. Many robbers sometimes board buses disguised as passengers. To avoid this problem, photographs of passengers will be taken in all long-distance transport. Photographs of everyone who boards the bus from the first stop to the last stop will have to be taken. The advisor said that there are three staff in each bus. If there is a possibility of any untoward incident, they will immediately contact the owner and law enforcement agencies.
Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd.) said that during the Eid season, buses are often operated by incompetent drivers. As a result, many accidents occur. He said, we have requested the bus owners to ensure that no incompetent driver can operate the bus in any way.
Stating that the common people were able to travel on Eid without any problem during the last Eid, the advisor said, we hope that this Eid journey will also be smooth and safe. He said that the government-determined fare was taken while going on the last Eid journey. But on the way back, there were some deviations in this. The advisor said, this time the discussion meeting has been organized so that the government-set fare rate is followed properly on the way to and from the place and the owners have assured us that they will not charge more than the government-set fare.
The home affairs advisor said, all the leaves of the law enforcement agencies have been canceled for the safety of people’s lives and property. A sufficient number of law enforcement agencies are deployed across the country including Dhaka and they are fully alert. Only emergency leave has been kept for the police, all other leaves have been canceled.
Special Assistant to the Chief Advisor on Home Affairs Md. Khoda Bakhas Chowdhury, IGP Baharul Alam BPM, Coordinator of the Transport Sector Owner-Worker Council Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, among others, were present during the briefing.
