PM for faster implementation of Inner Circular Road 

 
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to expedite the Inner Circular Road project aimed at easing traffic congestion in Dhaka city.

He gave the directive at a meeting to review the progress of the construction of the Inner Circular Road at the Cabinet Division of the Bangladesh Secretariat, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Hasan Shiplu.

The Prime Minister also asked the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges and the Local Government Division to jointly review the existing project plan and take steps to accelerate the construction work.

He stressed the need for identifying and removing the existing obstacles to project implementation, ensuring effective coordination among the agencies concerned and setting a realistic deadline for completing the work.

Tarique Rahman also called for ensuring visible progress in the project at the earliest.

Road Transport and Bridges and Railways and Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Road Transport and Bridges and Railways Habibur Rashid Habib, Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Abdus Salam, Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Safiqul Islam Khan, and senior officials of the ministries and departments concerned were present at the meeting.

Meanwhile, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cook paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

The meeting was held on Sunday (October 4) at the Prime Minister’s Office under the Cabinet Division at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

During the meeting, they exchanged views on various aspects of the existing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom, as well as on a range of issues of mutual interest.

Emphasis was placed on further strengthening and deepening the historic and friendly relations between the two countries. They also discussed expanding cooperation in various areas of mutual interest, including trade and investment, economic cooperation, education, skills development, migration and human resource development.

The Prime Minister and the British High Commissioner also exchanged views on the continuation of the United Kingdom’s support for Bangladesh’s economic development and progress, as well as the prospects for further expanding the scope of trade and investment between the two countries in the future.

During the meeting, they expressed hope to further advance the friendly relations between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom and open up new areas of cooperation in the mutual interests of the two countries.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and relevant officials were present at the meeting.