Eid journey to end in comfort: Quader

Road Transport and Bridge Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said this year's Eid journey will end in comfort as the overall condition of country's roads and highways is better than ever before.

Quader, also the ruling Awami League (AL) general secretary, expressed this hope to the newsmen after visiting Mohakhali Inter-District Bus Terminal here today.

The minister said the road condition at present is better than any time in the past. For instance, he said, vehicles are plying on Gazipur route smoothly, where there was heavy traffic tailback earlier. "This time people's Eid journey will be comfortable," Obaidul Quader hoped.

Referring to the alleged extra bus fare during the Eid trip of home-bound people, the minister said the mobile court conducted by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Friday fined four bus counters for taking extra fares.

The mobile courts are taking action against realizing extra transport charges from the home-bound people responding to the passengers complain.

Replying to a query over extracting excessive transport fare during Eid, Obaidul Quader said, "There is no time to think whether the allegations are false . . . I am now asking the BRTA Chairman to increase the surveillance and take action in this connection."