, March 5 -- Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF) and the National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR) on Wednesday urged the government to ban movement of sand-carrying vessels (Bulkheads) from March 25 to April 7 to prevent accidents on waterways during the Eid-ul-Fitr journey.

The two organisations also demanded mobile court drives against all types of illegal vessels.

In a joint statement, signed by NCPSRR president Mohammed Shahid Mia and SCRF general secretary Lion Mohd Jahangir Alam called for immediate action to conduct mobile court drives across the country.

Ban bulkheads movement to avoid waterway accidents during Eid trip: SCRF

They urged the Ministry of Shipping, Department of Shipping (...