, May 4 -- National, regional and district-level highways across the country will be brought under CCTV surveillance in phases to improve road safety and discipline, Road Transport, Rail and Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam said on Monday.

"We are planning to bring national highways under CCTV coverage on a priority basis. Later, regional highways and then district highways will be covered gradually," Shaikh Rabiul said, while briefing journalists after the fifth session of this year's Deputy Commissioners' Conference. Day two of this important annual event that serves as a prolonged, comprehensive brainstorming was held at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital.

The session was attended by officials from the Road Transport a...