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Bangladesh mandates use of GPS in vehicles

By Clarice Africa | 23 August 2011

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has made the installation of Global Positioning System (GPS) mandatory for all motor vehicles as part of the Government’s efforts to ensure road safety and to prevent carjacking incidents.

GPS entails an electronic device installed in a vehicle and enables the owner or a third party to track a vehicle through satellite.

According to Home Secretary Abdus Sobhan Sikder, all trucks, covered vans, private cars, and CNG-run auto rickshaws are mandated to have GPS units to enable authorities such as the Dhaka Metropolitan Police know their locations while plying.

“Every month, around 50 to 60 vehicles are stolen or hijacked in the capital. If the system is implemented, the incident of carjacking will drastically reduce,” Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque said.

At present, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Headquarters has a monitoring tool which they use to trace stolen vehicles equipped with GPS.

Secretary Sikder says it is still yet to be decided from when the decision will be enforced and which companies will be allowed to monitor the system. He added that the government will also be taking into consideration any issues stakeholders and citizens may have regarding this matter.

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