DHAKA, Aug 6, 2018 (BSS) – Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Anisul Huq today said drivers under the newly proposed Road Transport Act
2018, will lose points for committing nine kinds of traffic violations and
automatically be banned from driving if he loses all his 12 points.
“A driver’s points will be deducted if he violates red signal, overtakes in
wrong places, enters main street or highway without stopping from an
alleyway, violates the speed limit of the concerned street, obstructs other
vehicles by stopping his one on purpose, driving in wrong direction in one
way street, violating weight limit or driving dangerously, driving while
intoxicated, or committing any other offences banned by provision,” Anisul
told BSS while talking about the law.
The government this morning endorsed the draft of the law at the cabinet
meeting.
The law minister said if anyone loses half of his designated driving
points, his license will be suspended for a year, while it will be scraped
for life automatically if he loses all the points.
“Any appointing person or body has to sign a deed in writing while
appointing drivers. Defence forces would be able to give driving license to
their officials, staffs under their own regulations, and the authorities
concerned would also be able to suspend or scrap foreign driving license as
well,” Anisul added.
The minister said no one will be allowed to work as a conductor in any
public vehicle without getting conductor license and a certified conductor
would not be able to hand over his license to someone else.
While talking about allegations of giving fitness certificate to unfit
vehicles for money by BRTA, the law minister said if any official gives
fitness certificate to any unfit vehicle, he would have to face departmental
action.
“Government would establish a fund to compensate people who are injured,
suffering financial losses or killed in road accidents. The authorities
concerned would realize financial contribution from vehicle owners or company
for the fund,” Anisul said.
The minister said if anyone is found driving without a license, he would be
sentenced to six-month imprisonment or fined maximum Taka 25 thousand or
both.
“If anyone found working as conductor without proper license, he would face
one-month imprisonment or fined maximum Taka five thousand or both. If anyone
gets injured, seriously injured or dies because of drivers fault, the
offences will come under the concerned sections of Penal Code 1860 (Act No
XLV of 1860),” Anisul further said.
However, if the road accident is found to be deliberate or intentional it
can be tried under the Penal code 302 or 304, he added.