Dhaka, June 18 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Sajjat Ali on Tuesday urged political parties, including the BNP, to refrain from staging road-blocking demonstrations on working days, citing the severe inconvenience such programmes cause to city commuters.

He came up with the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a training workshop held at Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka, aimed at enhancing the capacity of DMP officials in investigating road crashes.

The two-day training has been organised by Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), with participation from 60 police officers representing various units of DMP.

During the session, Dhaka's law enforcement officers working in traffic management were trained in int...