DU to cancel route if its buses use wrong side

The Dhaka University authorities will cancel a route if university buses are seen using the wrong side of the road.

At an internal meeting recently, the authorities took the decision after their repeated efforts to stop the menace.

The decision came following recent media reports showing that the double-deckers of DU are frequent violators of traffic rules.

Earlier at various meetings, the university's transport section strictly instructed the bus drivers to follow traffic rules and not to pay any heed to the students' illegal demand.

“But they (the drivers) failed to carry out our instructions in this regard,” said DU Proctor Prof Amzad Ali.

Bus service on a route will be cancelled if the authorities receive any complaint about traffic rule violation from the traffic control department and any teacher or student, he said.

The order will be given after verifying the vehicle's number plate and video or photograph of the incident, if available, he added.

Meanwhile, in a reaction to the decision, a Masters student of history said instead of cancelling the route the authorities should punish the students who force drivers to use the wrong side.