In the wake of protests by transport owners and workers, the government formed a committee in 2019 comprising Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Law Minister Anisul Haq and former Railway Minister Nurul Islam to amend the Act. Transport owners and leaders of labor organizations demanded amendments in 29 sections of the law from the committee. These included sections 105, 84 and 98. Sections 84, 98 and 105 of the Road Transport Act are the strictest and are non-bailable offences. Now in the proposed Act, Sections 84 and 98 have been made bailable.
Enacting a law in the face of student protest and on the other hand thwarting it due to pressure from workers and bosses, is nothing but self-contradictory. For this reason this law remained almost ineffective for five and a half years. However, the Digital Security Act which was implemented almost simultaneously was passed, overriding the objections of stakeholders.
By amending the Act, the government itself retreated from its earlier stand. This Act was not directed against owners or workers but was aimed at curbing road accidents. But owners and workers in the transport sector saw it as a 'weapon' against them.