Dhaka, June 15 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered officials to speed up the installation of AI cameras across Dhaka as part of a push to modernise the capital's traffic management.

He also directed authorities to clear old and expired vehicles from the city's roads.

The directives came at a meeting on Monday morning at the Cabinet Division's Public Administration Conference Room in the Secretariat, where the prime minister sought an update on efforts to ease congestion and improve traffic systems, his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman said.

The premier asked how much progress had been made, how many AI cameras had been installed on the roads, and when the rest would be put in place, he added.

"The prime minister...