Rangpur highway police take initiative to ensure safety

Sr. Staff Reporter, Rangpur :

A special coordination meeting was held with the highway police and district police in Rangpur Division to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property on the highway and smooth traffic management on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.
Yesterday, Saturday morning, a special coordination meeting was held at the Highway Police Office under the chairmanship of Rangpur Region Superintendent of Police Mohammad Tariqul Islam. Officer-in-charge of seven police stations of Highway Police Rangpur Region, ASP Rashidul Bari in Gaibandha District Circle, Circle SP Jayanta of Lalmonirhat District, TI Belal of Panchagarh District, TI Administration Noor of Rangpur District and other police officers were present.
In the meeting, importance was given to coordination between the Highway Police and the District Police to ensure the safe movement of commuters on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.
The meeting focused on the smooth traffic management and challenges of various important traffic junctions of Rangpur division, Gobindaganj, Palashbari, Bara Darga, Taraganj Bazar, Das Mile, SyedpurShutkir More. Along with determining the strategy to address the challenges.
It was decided to move all types of three-wheelers and auto rickshaws to the side roads at important junctions. Along with this, it was decided to remove all shops and parking from the highway at all these junction points. It was decided to designate specific places for picking up and dropping off passengers. The district police and highway police will jointly implement this work.
Also, special check posts will be jointly set up in Bara Darga, Taraganj and Das Mile Highway police stations to control the pickup of fast motorcycles, microbuses, and DJ parties of teenagers before and after Eid and to prevent accidents.
Police officers participating in the meeting presented their statements and shed light on how to make the highway safer.
In the meeting, Highway Police Superintendent Mohammad Tariqul Islam ordered all police members to perform their duties properly. He warned of departmental action against those who neglect their Eid duties of ensuring the safety of people’s lives and property and reducing traffic congestion. He hoped that this year’s Eid journey on the highways of the Highway Police Rangpur region will be safe and relatively free of traffic congestion.##