Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to address traffic congestion in Dhaka and improve the city’s traffic management system.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md. Ali Hossain Fakir has said that future traffic management must be technology-based, as modern urban management is not possible without smart traffic systems.

Traffic movement on several key roads in Dhaka will be temporarily diverted from 8:00am to 11:00am on Thursday due to the first session of the National Parliament.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered the immediate removal of all digital billboards, banners, and advertising displays featuring congratulatory messages dedicated to him across the capital.

Students from Ideal College and Dhaka College clashed again on the streets of Dhaka on Thursday, briefly disrupting traffic in the Science Laboratory area.

Thousands of students from seven government colleges blocked several major intersections in the capital on Wednesday, demanding the immediate issuance of an ordinance to establish the proposed Dhaka Central University.

Mobile phone traders in Dhaka staged a significant demonstration and sit-in today, leading to major traffic disruptions, to protest against proposed policies including the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system