To ease traffic jam

DMP for closure of educational institutes after 15th Ramadan

UNB, Dhaka

DMP Commissioner AKM Shahidul Haq on Wednesday requested the managements of educational institutions located on important roads to close their institutions after 15th Ramadan to help ease traffic jams in the capital."I will write to the Education Ministry to take steps in this regard," he told reporters after monthly crime conference at Rajarbagh Telecom Auditorium.About 20-year old buses plying on city roads, the Commissioner said police has started to seize the old buses. Those buses would be released if owners give undertakings that the buses would be plied only outside the capital.Asked about the crime situation in the capital, Shahidul said overall crimes, including killing, robbery and extortion declined in July compared to previous month of June.Thirty four incidents of robbery, 21 killings and 43 incidents of muggings were recorded in July while the figure was 44, 29 and 59 respectively in previous months of June, he said.The Commissioner, however, said incidents of burglary and theft, including car lifting slightly increased in July compared to the previous month.Sixty five incidents of burglary, 148 incidents of theft and 18 incidents of car lifting were recorded in July and the figure was 46, 144 and 17 in June, he added.