Dhaka, March 31 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has asked the education minister to look into how traffic congestion in Dhaka during school hours can be resolved.

The premier met with Minister of Education ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon and State Minister of Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj at the Secretariat on Tuesday morning, according to Atiqur Rahman Rumon, additional press secretary to the prime minister.

Confirming the meeting, Rumon said Tarique discussed measures to reduce the gridlock in the capital while considering alternative solutions.

"The prime minister asked the ministry to prepare and present a proposal on the matter," he added.

Highlighting the scale of the problem, the press aide said: "As an example, about 100 ca...