PM Orders Faster Completion of Dhaka’s Inner Circular Ring Road

PNN News Desk | Dhaka

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reviewed the progress of the proposed Inner Circular Ring Road project aimed at reducing traffic congestion in Dhaka city. He has instructed the authorities to accelerate construction by quickly removing the delays and existing obstacles affecting implementation of the project.

The directives were issued at a meeting held on Sunday (October 4) at the Prime Minister’s Office under the Cabinet Division at the Bangladesh Secretariat. The Prime Minister chaired the meeting.

The meeting discussed the current status of the project, obstacles to its implementation and coordination among the relevant government agencies. The Prime Minister instructed the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges and the Local Government Division to jointly review the existing plan for the project.

He placed emphasis on identifying the problems affecting implementation and resolving them quickly. He also instructed the relevant agencies to ensure effective coordination among themselves and set a realistic deadline for completing the project.

The authorities were also directed to take necessary steps so that visible progress in the implementation of the project could be achieved quickly.

Road Transport and Bridges and Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Road Transport and Bridges and Railways Ministry Habibur Rashid Habib, Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Abdus Salam and Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton were present at the meeting.