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PM orders 50 more smart traffic signals

Published : Saturday, 18 July, 2026 at 4:26 PM

Observer Online Report

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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the authorities to install automatic traffic light systems at at least 50 more key intersections across Dhaka as part of efforts to ease traffic congestion and modernize the capital's traffic management.

The directive came during a high-level meeting on environmental pollution and urban civic services held at the Prime Minister's Office on Saturday. The meeting was chaired by the prime minister.

During the meeting, Rahman also emphasized the need for immediate action to remove unfit, expired, and environmentally hazardous buses, trucks, and other risky vehicles from the city's roads to improve traffic flow and reduce pollution.

The meeting also reviewed the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered traffic cameras currently deployed in the capital. Discussions focused on expanding the technology's role to monitor and control unnecessary horn use.

The prime minister instructed law enforcement agencies to take stricter action against the use of hydraulic horns and indiscriminate honking, aiming to curb noise pollution in the capital.

Among those present at the meeting were Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo, State Minister Sheikh Faridul Islam, State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad, the Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr. Saimum Parvez, Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Md. Abdus Salam, Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Md. Shafiqul Islam Khan, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Md. Anisur Rahman, and senior officials from various ministries and government agencies.

-HIS

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