The High Court has said that sleeper buses cannot be operated on highways without permission from the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). On Wednesday (September 9), a bench led by Justice K M Hafizul Alam passed the order rejecting an application filed by the bus owners' association.
Lawyer Md. Rafiul Islam heard on behalf of BRTA in court. He informed that the Sleeper Bus Owners Association had applied for permission to run these buses on highways.
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The lawyer said, under the Road Transport Act, violating the prescribed technical specifications of a vehicle is a punishable offence. At the same time, no vehicle can operate on the road without a route permit.
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He further said, the court has made clear that only BRTA-approved buses will be allowed to ply on roads. Since there is no permission to run sleeper buses, there is no scope for these buses to operate outside the rules.
