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DMP tightens action against black smoke vehicles
Published : Friday, 4 September, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) will take legal action against vehicles found emitting black smoke on the capital’s roads, while drives against such vehicles have been intensified.
The DMP Traffic Division filed 915 cases against vehicles emitting black smoke in different parts of the capital in July. Regular drives are being conducted to control environmental pollution caused by vehicle emissions.
Additional Police Commissioner (Traffic) Anisur Rahman said traffic police were conducting regular drives against black smoke-emitting vehicles. However, ensuring the quality or fitness of vehicles is not the responsibility of the traffic police, he said.
According to Anisur, vehicles obtain fitness certificates from the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) every year. Black smoke is generally emitted when there is a problem with a vehicle’s engine. Poor-quality fuel can also damage an engine quickly.
He said various things were being discussed about the issue. Traffic police were regularly filing cases against vehicles emitting black smoke. However, simply publishing case statistics would not solve the problem.
Asked whether action was being taken against excessive noise, faulty engines and the use of poor-quality fuel, Anisur said many cases had been filed over noise pollution last month.
He said several areas had been declared silent zones and signboards had been installed. However, people often do not pay attention to the signs or notice where a silent zone starts and ends.
Many people continue to honk their horns continuously, he said. In such cases, police need evidence before filing a case.
-SA
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