Published : 03 Sep 2026, 09:07 PM
Updated : 16 Sep 2026, 11:47 AM
Police have fined the driver of a minister’s car for allegedly driving recklessly on the wrong side of the road in Dhaka.
The incident took place on Circuit House Road around 9:08am on Thursday, according to a senior traffic police official.
"A minister's car was travelling in the opposite direction on Circuit House Road towards the Secretariat at 9:08am. Traffic police stopped the flag-carrying vehicle. The vehicle number is Dhaka Metro-Gha-18-2125," he said.
"The driver was told that driving in the wrong lane in this way is a complete violation of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Act."
Two cases were filed against the driver, Arif Hossain, and fines totalling Tk 6,000 were imposed.
Police said one of the allegations related to reckless driving.
At the time, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s motorcade was travelling towards the Secretariat along a nearby road.
A traffic police official said this was the first time in Bangladesh that legal action had been taken against the driver of a minister’s car for travelling on the wrong side of the road.
"In the past, incidents of ministers' cars going in the opposite direction to reach their destinations quickly or to avoid traffic jams have been reported in the media, but this is the first instance of a case."
News of the case sparked widespread discussion in the Secretariat on Thursday.
A senior police official said, "The prime minister is traveling to and from the Secretariat following traffic laws. The prime minister's convoy is following traffic signals, even in the midst of traffic jams. The consequences of this incident of a minister or secretary's car facing a case for travelling the wrong way will send a message to the country's top officials."
