The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on Thursday sent a letter to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, seeking measures to stop extortion on roads ahead of Eid.
They also placed a request to the ministry to postpone the ongoing construction and repair work of roads and highways for 14 days, from April 27 to May 10 to alleviate sufferings of holidaymakers during the Eid holidays.
Earlier, the FBCCI Standing Committee on Transport and Communications (Railways, Roads and Highways) said smooth movement of vehicles get hampered due to the ongoing repair and construction work on roads and highways, resulting in huge traffic congestion ahead of Eid.
The letter also called for increasing the number of ferries and ferry trips to cut the long queue of the buses and trucks at Mawa and Aricha Ferry Ghats.
The committee called for the deployment of highway police in heavy traffic congestion areas. Bangladesh Police authorities should take strict action to stop extortion on the roads, the standing committee said in the letter.
In the letter, the FBCCI President Jashim Uddin said there are allegations of police extortion in different areas of the capital including the Ittefaq intersection and Joykali Mandir. He sought intervention of higher authorities of police towards halting the extortion.
