DOT Desk: The government has imposed a 24-hour ban on the plying of taxicabs, pickup vans, microbuses and trucks starting from midnight on Saturday in preparation for the parliamentary elections yesterday,reports Dhaka Tribune.
A 72-hour ban on motorcycle movement has also been imposed from midnight tomorrow till midnight yesterday.
These restrictions will be relaxed for law enforcement agencies, armed forces, administration personnel and observers on permission, vehicles on emergency services, drug, medical equipment and things used for identical works and all types of vehicles carrying newspapers, long-route vehicles, contesting candidates and their agents.