Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Office has formed a 35-member central cell and three high-level subcommittees to curb pollution and restore navigability in rivers and canals around Dhaka.
Dhaka ranked 11th among cities with worst air quality worldwide Tuesday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 105 at 10:08 a.m.
Battery-run rickshaws will be barred from Dhaka’s main roads under a proposed policy nearing final approval, while registered e-rickshaws carrying up to four passengers will be allowed on internal roads, state minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam said.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday ordered authorities to relocate Karwan Bazar kitchen market to Gabtoli and shift Fulbaria Bus Terminal to Keraniganj as part of a broader plan to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka.
