The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) filed 2,536 cases against traffic law violators during a special drive conducted across different parts of the capital on Monday.
During the day-long operation, authorities impounded 546 vehicles and towed another 414 for violating traffic regulations, according to a DMP press release issued on Tuesday.
The drive was carried out across all traffic zones under the DMP’s jurisdiction as part of efforts to improve traffic discipline in the city.
According to the release, the highest number of cases was recorded in the Mirpur Traffic Division, which filed 533 cases, followed by Motijheel with 497, Uttara with 481 and Gulshan with 306.
The Wari Traffic Division registered 239 cases, while Tejgaon recorded 190, Lalbagh 184 and Ramna 106.
Among the vehicles prosecuted were buses, trucks, covered vans, CNG-run auto-rickshaws and motorcycles.
The Motijheel Traffic Division recorded cases against 25 buses, two trucks, 28 covered vans, 84 CNG-run auto-rickshaws and 274 motorcycles. In Mirpur, cases were filed against 24 buses, 17 trucks, 10 covered vans, 68 CNG-run auto-rickshaws and 341 motorcycles.
The Uttara Traffic Division filed cases against 60 buses, nine trucks, 18 covered vans, 77 CNG-run auto-rickshaws and 200 motorcycles, while the Gulshan division prosecuted 35 buses, four trucks, 16 covered vans, 51 CNG-run auto-rickshaws and 107 motorcycles.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division Niaz Mehdi said the special drives would continue to ensure traffic discipline across the capital.
“DMP’s traffic enforcement operations will remain ongoing to maintain order on the city’s roads,” he said.
