Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared that her government would transform Dhaka into a "Smart City."
She came up with this vow on Sunday while inaugurating the Kalshi Flyover and a six-lane road from EBC square to Kalshi to the traffic in the capital's Mirpur.
Addressing a public rally at Kalshi Balur Math following the inaugural program, she promised to create Dhaka as a smart city, also went on saying “We will build Dhaka as a smart city.”
At the rally, she also announced to rename the Kalshi flyover after Harun Mollah due to his glorious contribution to the Liberation War and all the democratic and progressive movements of the country.
The main problem of Dhaka city is not to have better connectivity between its East and West, the premier said, adding her government has attached priority to the development of communication system in this part of the capital.
She said this 2.34km Kalshi flyover and 3.70km widened and developed six-lane road from the ECB square would improve the communication in Mirpur, DOHS, Pallabi, Kalshi, Mahakhali, Manikdi, Matikata, Bhashantek, Banani, Uttara and the airport.
