The High Court has asked the defaulter vehicle owners to have their vehicles certified by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) office in two months from August to September.
The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice KM Hafizul Alam came up with the order on Tuesday, setting October 15 for passing further order on the issue.
The court warned that no vehicles without fitness certificates will be allowed on the roads after the deadline of September.
It also asked the BRTA to issue a notification and advertise in the media aiming to inform the public about the directive.
A total of 4,79,320 vehicles are now plying without fitness certificates across the country, local media reported citing a report that the BRTA had submitted to the High Court (HC) earlier in the day.
In the report provided as per the court's June 24 order, the state-run transport agency said those vehicles were registered but their registration has expired.
Giving a breakdown of the unfit vehicles, it said 2,61,113 are in Dhaka division, 1,19,588 in Chattogram, 26,240 in Rajshahi, 6,588 in Rangpur, 15,668 in Khulna, 44,805 in Sylhet and 5,338 in Barishal.
The court, while hearing a suo moto rule on June 24, received a brief report from the BRTA on the unfit vehicles running across the country, and asked for a detailed report that was submitted this day.
Studies and investigations show that unfit vehicles are a key reason behind road accidents that take place across the country every day.
