“The law is for the human being and the human being is not for law. The government has no intention to turn rich by realising fines rather the real intention of the government is to restore order and discipline on roads through increasing mass consciousness. There was nothing to misunderstand about the New Transport Act because no law is enacted to harm the people”, said Dr. Khandker Mohid Uddin, DIG of police in Khulna Range.
He said these at a function organised by DIG, Khulna Office on Monday in observance of Traffic Consciousness Week and realisation of fine through using electronics system at Kantakhali Shahid Smriti Adarsha Degree College playground in Bagerhat.
Dr. Khandker Mohid Uddin introduced the system as the chief guest. He said that Khulna range of police have launched the e-traffic prosecution and fine payment system software coincided with traffic awareness week in all ten districts under its jurisdiction in a bid to bring transparency to the process of collecting fines from traffic rule violators.
DIG of Khukna range further informed, the main victims of a road accident are the driver, helper and the owner of a vehicle. He added, due to introduction of realisation of fine by using electronics system, there would be no exchange of cash money with police. As a result, the corruption will decrease and there will be no wastage of time and money.
He said that the Road Transport Act-2018 would be useful to bring back order in the road traffic system.
Presided over by AKM Nahidul Islam, Additional DIG, Khulna Range, the function was addressed, among other, by Mamun-ur-Rashid, Deputy Commissioner of Bagerhat, Pankaj Chandra Roy, Superintendent of Police, Kazi Nurul Islam Baby, President of Khulna Motor Shramik Union, Nasar Yousuf, Head of Corporate Business of Grameenphone, SM Habib, President of Khulna Press club, Ahad Uddin Haider, President of Bagrhat Press club, ATM Tahmiduzzaman of UCB Bank and Abdur Rahman Baux Dudu of Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Shramik Federation.
Earlier, police of ten districts in Khulna division signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Commercial Bank (UCB) and Grameen Phone to enable traffic rule violator clients in paying fined money easily at different booths in Khulna division.