Japan International Cooperation Agency, in collaboration with Dhaka Metropolitan Police, organised the award ceremony of a poster and slogan competition addressing road safety at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital on Thursday, said a press release.
The event was organised as part of the Dhaka Road Safety Project, which has been initiated by the DMP with technical support from JICA.
As part of this, the DMP and JICA organised the competition titled ‘Poster and Slogan Contest’ which was open to students from numerous educational institutions.
The participants created posters and slogans highlighting the importance of road safety and responsible behaviour. Students from 16 schools and 11 universities around Dhaka city participated in the contest.
Their efforts were recognised with awards under various categories, including DMP Commissioner Award, DMP Additional Commissioner (Traffic) Award, JICA Award, JETRO Award, JCIAD – Nippon Signal Award, JCIAD – Tekken Corporation Award, and DRSP Award.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman commented, ‘The students at the schools and the universities today are going to be the caretakers of the country in the future. I expect that through awareness programmes like the DRSP, the young population will not only be aware of traffic safety and obey the regulations themselves, but also encourage their friends and family to do the same and become ambassadors of traffic safety.’
Ichiguchi Tomohide, chief representative, JICA Bangladesh, said, ‘Over the decades, our partnership has grown stronger and JICA has extended its support to numerous sectors and projects. Under the close collaboration between the DMP and JICA, the Dhaka Road Traffic Safety Project has been implemented to address the pressing issue of road safety in Dhaka city. The unique initiative marks another significant milestone in 51 years of partnership between JICA and Bangladesh.’
The DRSP project director and the DMP additional commissioner, traffic, Md Munibur Rahman, delivered the opening speech at the ceremony.
The DRSP project manager and ADC, traffic-admin & research, Md Jahangir Alam presented the project brief and showcased DMP’s traffic awareness activity in this programme.
Over 700 participants, including officials from DMP, expert team members from JICA, personnel from Japan External Trade Organisation, officials from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and students and teachers from 16 schools and 11 universities participated in the ceremony.
