Dhaka, Sept 25 – The Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday sent a letter to the Bangladesh Road and Transport Authority (BRTA) seeking a list of private cars or jeeps of 2500 cc and above, which were registered at the BRTA in last five years.A letter signed by ACC director general (Special Investigation Unit) ANM Al Firoz sent the letter to requesting the BRTA chairman to give the information on emergency basis of such private vehicles registered with the BRTA in the last five years.
The national anti-graft authority requested BRTA to deliver detailed information of the luxury cars including – engine/chassis numbers, model, dates of import, registration number and dates, prices, documents VAT and other taxes, names and addresses of owners of those vehicles.
The commission asked BRTA to deliver the information as soon as possible.
The ACC sought the information at a time when the members of law enforcing agencies conducted series of raids in illegal casinos in Dhaka and elsewhere discovered gambling machines and instruments, liquor, huge amount of money and arrested a number of people including Juba League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan.
According to the BRTA official data, a total of 18,227 new cars have been registered with BRTA in 2018 while the number was 21,959 in 2017 and it was 20,304 in 2016, a total of 21,062 new cars got registration in 2015 and 14,699 in 2014. – Staff Reporter
