No traffic jam on roads ahead of Eid: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said there is no traffic congestion on the country’s roads and highways despite the pressure of vehicles during the Eid journey.

He made the remark while speaking at a press conference at the Awami League president’s Dhanmondi political office in Dhaka today (June 14) afternoon.

Quader, also the general secretary of the Awami League (AL), directed the authorities concerned to discharge their duties so that nobody can set up a cattle market, indiscriminately increasing public suffering.

Mentioning that there is no such situation in which there will be traffic jam due to bad road conditions, he said the best roads ever constructed in Bangladesh were constructed under the AL government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

“Sacrificial animal-carrying vehicles and indiscriminate cattle markets may cause some traffic congestion... It is difficult to avoid suffering when it rains. Attention should be paid to performing responsibilities, and surveillance should be increased to prevent untoward accidents and loss of life,” he said.

AL Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, Organising Secretaries BM Mozammel Haque, Mirza Azam, Afzal Hossain, and Sujit Roy Nandi, Office Secretary Barrister Biplab Barua, Education and Human Resources Secretary Shamsunnahar Chapa, Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap, Relief and Social Welfare Secretary Aminul Islam Amin, and Deputy Office Secretary Advocate Sayem Khan were, among others, present at the press conference.