TBM Report
In an institutional maneuver to secure and streamline the mass exodus of home-bound commuters ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association has mandated a comprehensive restriction on commercial logistics. Under the directive issued on Wednesday (May 20, 2026), all standard trucks, covered vans, and heavy freight lorries are explicitly prohibited from operating on national highways for a seven-day window, spanning three days prior to and three days following the festival—effectively executed from May 25 to May 31.
The organizational mandate, delivered via an official circular by Saiful Alam, the Secretary-General of the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association, was dispatched to the executive heads and general secretaries of all subsidiary freight transport syndicates across the country. The directive codifies the executive resolutions adopted during a high-profile inter-ministerial summit on May 11, presided over by the Ministers of Road Transport and Bridges, Railways, and Shipping. To fortify transit throughput, the directive also imposes an absolute ban on stationary vehicular parking along the shoulders of crucial arterials.
Recognizing the fragility of supply chain economics during the festive rush, the enforcement directory isolates specific critical sectors under an exemption clause. Vehicles transporting sacrificial livestock, essential daily commodities, perishable groceries, export-oriented ready-made garments (RMG) logistics, agricultural fertilizers, and fuel tankers remain entirely exempt from this regional transit embargo.
Crucially, the circular addresses a vital safety vulnerability regarding the illicit transport of human passengers on open-deck cargo assets. “Rigorous supervisory protocols must be instituted to prevent commercial freight assets—particularly returning empty livestock haulers—from boarding passengers on their reverse trajectories,” the administrative order emphasized. Regional transport collectives have been explicitly instructed to exercise strict vigilance, warning that non-compliance will trigger immediate organizational penalties alongside state penal prosecution by highway law enforcement.
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