"Two more mobile courts will be posted to Amin Bazaar and Tongi to curb the problem," said State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzamn Babar, who chaired the meeting of the law and order review committee at the ministry.

Another meeting on Wednesday was told that the halt to vehicles by extortionists led to traffic snarls near the Kanchpur Bridge and two mobile courts were added to improve the situation.

The state minister said the traffic jam slightly improved in the city and said: "We are determined to cut traffic congestion during Ramadan."

The meeting also formed a committee headed by the chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) to ease traffic jam at Jatrabari and Kanchpur. The committee will submit recommendations today.

Home Secretary Omar Farooq, Inspector General of Police Shahudul Haque, BDR (Bangladesh Rifles) chief, BRTA chairman, chief metropolitan magistrate, representatives of ansar and Dhaka City Corporation and other high officials were present.

Already, 22 mobile courts and 40 strike forces comprising over 5,000 police, BDR and ansar personnel began cracking down on illegal parking and other traffic law violations on the first day of Ramadan.

The mobile courts filed 926 cases against drivers and also fined them Tk 3.85 lakh for violating traffic laws till yesterday.

The drive also removed wayside illegal structures at Kataban Road, Green Road, Panthapath, Satmasjid Road, Arambagh, Motijheel and Fakirerpool yesterday, a home ministry press release said.