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Number of vehicles may double in 7 years

Staff Correspondent
An alarming situation of traffic congestion in the city was vividly sketched in a seminar yesterday where the noted engineers said the number of vehicles may double within seven years.
I he Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (1EB) organised the seminar titled ‘traffic Congestion in Dhaka City’ as part of ns programmes marking the 54lh founding anniversary oj IEB.
Communication Minister Nazmul huda was present as chief guest while Chief Engineer of Roads and Highways Department Md Eazlul Haque was the guest of honour. IEB President Quamrui Islam Siddique presided.
The Dhaka city has only three entry points - Jatrabari, Mahakhali and Gabtoli - which are too little to cope with the growing number of vehicles, causing disruption in smooth traffic, said Nurul Huda, general secretary' of IEB.
Ai least 15 to 16 entry points and a ring road around the city should be constructed to case traffic jam. he suggested.
In his Keynote paper. Prof. Poet Helal Hafiz undergoes surgery tomorrow
Staff Correspondent
Poet and Journalist Helal Hafiz, who was admitted to the Ban-gabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, will be operated upon tomorrow to remove a tumour from his abdomen.
Persons having B Negative group of blood have been requested to donate blood for him today. Please contact Cabin No 206 (New).
Ma/hurul Haque said Dhaka, with its 10 million population, has a load network ol 3000 km and there arc nearly 250,000 vehicles and a huge number of rickshaws. "We lose I k 3,000 crore a year due lo traffic congestion and accidents,” he said.
lack ol naming, education along with the ignorance ol street I m and regulations make the situation woisc. he addl'd.
Prol Mazharul Haque also called lor promoting bicycle as an important travel mode.
I he speakers came up with the idea ol some necessary steps to end the congestion and suggested separating the roads for nonmotorised and motorised vehicles.
Congratulations
Imran Asif. Project Leader. Computer Technology Limited, has been awarded the Cisco Certified
Internetwork Expert (CC1E) certification on Security' track by Cisco Systems recently. He appeared in (he exams from Kan ox Technologies Ltd, Mumbai, India, says a press release.
An MSc in Information Sys-tems, Asif is the first Bangladeshi lo have qualified as a CCIE.