Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said his party would develop satellite cities outside Dhaka to ease the capital’s chronic traffic congestion, blaming over centralization of roads, public transport, and employment. “Road design, transport systems, and jobs are centered around Dhaka,” he said, adding that satellite towns outside the capital would help address the problem. Tarique made the remarks while meeting 10 winners of the national reels-making competition titled Meet and Greet with Tarique Rahman at Justice Shahabuddin Park in Gulshan, Dhaka, where he outlined various plans for building a new Bangladesh. On governance, the BNP chairman criticized government welfare projects as poorly organized and said they should be brought under a single platform through a family card system. Addressing overseas employment, the BNP chairman said many young Bangladeshis go abroad without adequate skills and often fail to gain proper recognition.
