Govt scraps plan to phase out reconditioned cars
The government previously intended to phase out reconditioned car imports in a bid to encourage investments in local assembly and manufacture of motor vehicles. Photo: Star/file
The government has withdrawn its plans to phase out reconditioned car imports over the next five years considering the growing demand for private transport, according to the draft Automobile Industry Development Policy 2021.
The government previously intended to phase out reconditioned car imports in a bid to encourage investments in the local assembly and manufacture of motor vehicles.
But it seems the authorities have since backtracked on this decision as there were no such provisions in the draft policy approved by the cabinet on Monday.
Move to register electric vehicles delayed again
Shahin Akhter | Published: 00:44, May 28,2021
The initiative to bring electric vehicles under a registration system has again been caught in a delay while fatal accidents involving imported battery-run easy bikes and locally made three-wheelers like nasimon, karimon, bhatbhati and other vehicles continue across the country.
The government drafted a guideline in this regard three years ago and on Thursday a meeting was held at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority headquarters in the capital on the draft guideline.
BRTA chairman Nur Mohammad Mazumder told New Age on the day that though they were in the final stage to send the draft to the road transport and bridges ministry the submission would take more time for coordination with the industries ministry.
323 people killed on roads in 15 days of Eid rush
Highest in four years; 45.28pc of total accidents involve motorcycles, says Jatri Kalyan Samity report Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Although operation of long-route buses remained suspended during this Eid rush, at least 323 people were killed in 318 road crashes in 15 days, according to a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.
This is the highest number of road crashes during the Eid rush in last four years, said the organisation at a press conference at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka yesterday.
Motorcycles are the single largest reason for the sharp rise in road accidents, as the two-wheelers caused 45.28 percent of total road crashes, the passenger welfare association said.
BRTA starts issuing driving licences, vehicle registration on limited scale Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has started issuing driving licences and vehicle registration on a limited scale and in case of emergencies.
The transport regulatory body started providing the services from yesterday and will continue until further notice, a BRTA official said today.
People who are going abroad for study or work, for UN peace keeping missions, or facing emergencies, will get driving licences, reads the BRTA circular issued on Saturday.
BRTA will provide registration of vehicles in case of emergency following all necessary health safety guidelines, it added.