PM Directs Faster Construction of Inner Circular Road to Ease Dhaka Traffic
A meeting was held to review the progress of the construction of the Inner Circular Ring Road aimed at easing traffic congestion in Dhaka city. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chaired the meeting.
The meeting was held today, Sunday (October 4, 2026), at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division of Bangladesh Secretariat.
At the meeting, the prime minister directed the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges and the Local Government Division to jointly review the existing project plan and accelerate the construction work.
The prime minister stressed the need to identify and quickly remove existing obstacles to project implementation, ensure effective coordination among the relevant agencies, and set a realistic deadline for completing the work. He also called for visible progress in the project to be ensured quickly.
Road Transport and Bridges and Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Road Transport and Bridges and Railways and Shipping Ministry Habibur Rashid Habib, Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Abdus Salam, Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton, and senior officials from the relevant ministries and departments were present at the meeting.
