Power cable of BRTA office in Rangpur disappears, office plunged into darkness

Local correspondent

Thieves have stolen the electrical wires of the BRTA office in Rangpur. As a result, the power supply to the office has been disconnected for two consecutive days. This has brought all the activities of the office to a standstill and hundreds of people who came to get services are suffering. Many have been forced to return after waiting since morning without getting any service.

According to BRTA sources, the BRTA is located on the ground floor of the old DC office building located in the Kachari Bazar area of ​​Rangpur city, the BRTC is on the second floor, and the Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s office is on the third floor.

Sometime last Saturday night, an electric wire was stolen from the main line of the BRTA office. When the office opened on Sunday, officials found the entire building in darkness. Since then, some urgent work has been carried out on a limited basis by charging laptops from outside, but customer service has been completely shut down. License, registration and fingerprinting activities have been halted.

On Monday afternoon, it was seen that many people from different areas of the city and distant upazilas of the district were waiting for hours for various services including learner and driving licenses, vehicle registration, fitness certificates, etc. Many people could not get their fingerprints even though they had their due dates due due to lack of electricity.

Sahabul Islam, who came from Pirganj, said that he had traveled 60 kilometers to register his motorcycle. But due to lack of electricity, he had to wait for a long time and was finally advised to come back after two-three days. He said that this had wasted his time and money and also caused him physical pain.

Kawsar Ali of Badarganj said, “I applied for a driving license a few days ago. When I came to check on the progress of the work, I found that there was no electricity due to theft of the office wires, so I couldn’t even find the necessary files in the dark.”

Afzal Hossain, a microbus owner in the Dhap area of ​​Rangpur city, also said that even though he came to renew his fitness certificate and related documents, he could not do any work due to the lack of electricity.

BRTA Motor Vehicle Inspector Mahbubur Rahman said, “All the electric wires from the main line to the office were stolen on Saturday night. When I came to the office on Sunday, I found that there was no electricity. At first I thought it was a simple fault, but later it turned out that the entire wire had been lost. The office has been in darkness for two days. Efforts are being made to restore the line.”