The Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD) has imposed a 24-hour ban on vehicular movement in several districts on 9 March to facilitate local government elections, including city corporation and municipality polls, in a free, fair, and peaceful manner.
The Election Commission is scheduled to conduct elections in Mymensingh City Corporation, 33 municipalities, and by-elections in the Cumilla City Corporation on 9 March.
On that day, the movement of taxi cabs, pickups, microbuses, trucks, and other vehicles will be banned in the electoral areas from 12:00 am on 8 March until midnight on 9 March. Additionally, a ban on motorcycles will be enforced from 12:00 am on 7 March until midnight on 10 March.
However, vehicles belonging to certain organisations engaged in election activities will remain out of the purview of the restriction.