On election day, the government will not put any restrictions on the movement of public transportation or private vehicles so that voters can easily get to polling places to vote.
"How will the voters move and go to the polling centers if a ban is imposed on movement of all transports. Considering it, we are allowing public transports, like local buses or regular route buses and private cars," said Md Mustafizur Rahman, senior secretary of the Public Security Division of the home ministry.
Even easy bikes and auto-rickshaws, which are common modes of transportation in rural areas, will be permitted for voter movement, said, Mustafizur.
He said a circular will be issued in this regard within a day.
In a circular issued on December 31, the Road Transport and Highways Division prohibited the movement of taxis, microbuses, lorries, and trucks between 12:00am on January 6 to 12:00am on January 7.
However, motorbikes would not be permitted on the road from January 5 midnight to January 8 midnight, according to a circular signed by the division`s Assistant Secretary, Md Jasim Uddin.
The ban will be flexible for law enforcement, the armed forces, administration, and authorized observers.
All vehicles providing emergency services, such as medicine, health care, and newspaper delivery, will be excluded.
Even transport carrying relatives of foreign travelers to and from airports will be excluded from this ban, but passengers will be required to provide necessary documentation such as flight tickets, according to the circular.
The circular further states that the election candidate and the candidate`s agents would be allowed to travel in one jeep, car, or microbus with necessary stickers and consent from the returning officers.
Moreover, depending on local needs and reality, district magistrates can take the required actions to impose a ban or relax movement of any type of motor vehicle, according to the circular.
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