Staff Reporter:
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the launch of a separate bus service for women in the capi-tal.
“Prime Minister Tarique Rahman directed Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam to launch a separate bus service for women in the city,” Prime Minister’s press wing said.
The Premier gave the directive while the road transport and bridges minister called on him at his Secre-tariat office yesterday.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister took an update on the condition of road transport from the min-ister and provided him with necessary directives.
The Premier in a separate meeting also directed Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher to complete renovation and development work at the grave of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area before the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday also consulted with experts to effective traffic management system to ease congestion in the capital city.
The meeting was held at the prime minister’s office in the Bangladesh Secretariat yesterday morning.
To resolve traffic congestion in Dhaka, the Prime Minister has spoken with experts about restructuring the traffic system. He held the meeting with several experts led by BUET Civil Engineering Department Professor Dr Md Shamsul Hoque and sought their opinions on the matter.
Earlier, the Prime Minister arrived at his Secretariat from his Gulshan residence at 9:13 am.
