M Humayun Kabir: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the long-awaited road transport act will be placed before the cabinet meeting next week.
The draft act is expected to be passed in the next parliamentary session, he said while briefing journalist at Setu Bhaban in the capital’s Mohakhali, reports The Daily Star.
Quader, also the general secretary of ruling Awami League, said once the law is enacted, the ministry will be able to take strict measures to bring discipline in the transport sector and to curb road accidents and traffic congestion.
Upon approval from the cabinet, the draft act was sent to the law ministry, which has already completed the vetting of the draft law, he said adding that it is now being sent to the ministry of road and transport.
Quader informed the journalists that the prime minister called the law minister on Tuesday to place the draft act before the cabinet meeting to be held on Monday.