Dhaka Police Chief Violates Unscheduled Traffic Crossing

The Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, has asserted that traffic regulations apply equally to all citizens, including high-ranking public officials and the Prime Minister. However, shortly after delivering these remarks during an official press briefing, the Commissioner’s own vehicular convoy was observed breaching an unscheduled road crossing by temporarily dismantling a police barricade to facilitate his transit.

Assertions on the Uniform Application of Traffic Law

On the afternoon of Thursday, 4 June 2026, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police convened a formal press briefing at the DMP Media Centre located on Minto Road. The institutional objective of the press conference was to outline the law enforcement agency’s recent successes regarding urban order and metropolitan traffic management within Dhaka. During the session, the metropolitan police chief addressed widespread public concerns regarding the frequent violation of traffic regulations by government-owned transport vehicles operating within the capital city.

When specifically questioned by journalists regarding the operational strategies designed to curb unlawful driving practices among public sector officials, Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed reiterated that the statutory framework governing traffic containment allows for no institutional exemptions. He emphasized that explicit operational directives had been issued to all active traffic personnel to penalise any public servant or police officer found to be in breach of the law.

“Traffic regulations are entirely uniform for everyone, whether a vehicle belongs to the public or the private sector. We have delivered a completely unambiguous message to our police personnel that statutory action will be taken against anyone who violates traffic rules. Furthermore, our Prime Minister, Tariq Rahman, strictly adheres to traffic laws during his transits. Our institutional stance remains entirely clear: whoever violates traffic regulations will face appropriate legal enforcement,” stated Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed.

Observance of the Convoy Incident at Minto Road

Despite the unambiguous public assurances delivered during the press briefing, the Commissioner’s transport detail did not utilize the designated route specified for ordinary public commuters when returning to the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Headquarters. Under standard traffic management layouts established on Minto Road, civilian motor vehicles intending to travel towards the DMP Headquarters, Bailey Road, or Kakrail are structurally prohibited from crossing at that specific junction. Instead, regular commuters are legally required to navigate a lengthy detour extending towards Moghbazar to execute a lawful U-turn beneath the flyover infrastructure, or alternatively utilize Hare Road.

A local motorcyclist, identified as Mohammad Jassim Uddin, who frequently commutes through the area, verified that the particular junction remains completely closed to the general public at all times. He noted that regular drivers are strictly forced to comply with the Moghbazar detour or navigate via Hare Road to reach their destinations.

However, immediately following the conclusion of the press conference, active police personnel stationed at the Minto Road intersection were observed physically removing the tri-conical road cones and rope barriers that form the standard public blockade. Two police officers took positions on either side of the closed crossing and temporarily halted the flow of moving traffic along both arterial lanes of the main road.

The security detail kept the regular civilian traffic stationary until the DMP Commissioner’s vehicular convoy successfully passed through the unscheduled opening. Immediately after the official convoy completed its crossing towards the police headquarters, the on-duty officers re-established the rope barricades and traffic cones, returning the junction to its restricted state. The temporary closure of the public highway to accommodate the official convoy directly contrasts with recent police briefings, which indicate that roads are no longer cordoned off or blocked even for the movements of Prime Minister Tariq Rahman.