DMP begins drive to check jaywalkers on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue
Star Online Report 
Police
detain two persons for jaywalking at Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in Dhaka
city Tuesday morning. Dhaka Metropolitan Police begins a week-long drive
to punish those who violate traffic rules on the roads. Photo: Anisur
Rahman
However, shortage of manpower was making things difficult to control jaywalkers, our photographer reports quoting the magistrate.
Photo: Anisur Rahman
Two mobile courts were working at Sonargaon and Bangla Motor roundabouts. The range of fine was from Tk20 to a maximum of Tk200.
However, no one was reported to have been sued.
Pedestrians
encouraged by Dhaka Metropolitan Police to use foot over-bridges
instead of jaywalking on the street in Dhaka city on Tuesday. Photo:
Anisur Rahman
The drive began from 8:00am this morning with Dhaka Metropolitan Police warning beforehand that jaywalkers would be fined maximum Tk 200 or six months in jail for violation.
Additional police were seen deployed cautioning pedestrians to use foot over-bridges and avoid jaywalking on the stretch of the road from Ruposhi Bangla hotel to Farmgate.
Several noticeboards were also placed throughout the road for the pedestrians’ attention.
The road leading from Ruposhi Bangla hotel to Farmgate bus stand has three foot over-bridges and one underpass.
Jaywalkers
stand in queue, after violating traffic regulations, to pay fine to a
mobile court set up at Panthapath in Dhaka city on Tuesday morning.
Photo: TV grab
The lone foot bridge at Banglamotor has construction work obstructing pedestrians to board the bridge on one end and makeshift tea stalls at the other.