DHAKA, Aug 12, 2024 (BSS) - The High Court (HC) today ordered authorities concerned not to collect tolls from ambulances carrying patients on roads, highways, bridges and flyovers across the country.

A High Court division bench comprising Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Md. Bazlur Rahman passed the order after holding hearing on a writ filed in this regard.

Advocate Md Monir Uddin moved the plea before the court.

According to the petition, stopping an ambulance carrying patient to collect tolls is an inhumane act. Every second is crucial for a patient. In some cases, patients are left stranded at the toll plazas, causing their deaths before the ambulance can reach the hospital.