Authorities must cut home- goers' sufferings: Quader
Communications and Railways Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the authorities concerned cannot avoid their responsibility for homebound people's sufferings ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
He urged police, district administrations and Roads and Highways Department to put coordinated efforts in easing journeys for home-goers in the upcoming Eid festivity.
The minister was addressing a meeting at Rail Bhaban in the capital on facilitating home-goers' trouble free journeys before and after Eid.
Quader asked police to take strong measures to avert highway mugging and extortion and ensure people's safe travels.
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