The Democracy International has demanded to control the number of private cars in Dhaka city as, what it has said, the six per cent of the users are occupying 76 per cent of the streets.
The Washington-based organisation made the demand at a news conference at Dhaka Reporters' Unity on Saturday blaming 'the excessive numbers of private cars are the main reason for traffic congestion in the capital.'
DI Political Fellow and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal Joint Secretary Shahinoor Nargis said, "only 6 per cent people use private cars that occupy 76 per cent of the streets."
"We demand to the authorities to control private cars and make public transports readily available (for the commuters)," she said.
Referring to Dhaka City Corporation data, it said at the news conference that 5,407 public transports ply on 168 routes in Dhaka against the demand for 13,000 vehicles.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader also blames the private cars for the traffic congestion in the city and has spoken about reducing the number.
The DI also blamed slow-moving rickshaws and an inadequate number of streets across the city for the traffic jams, according to bdnews24.com.