Relocating to ease congestion

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In this modern age of technology boom is it necessary that all government ministries should remain confined in one place -- the Bangladesh Secretariat? Much of Dhaka city's congestion will be eased if government ministries can be spread over and across its suburbs and adjoining districts. Narayanganj, Savar, Keraniganj and Gazipur can be ideal locations for relocating several ministries.
Only Defence, Finance, Planning, Home, Information and Foreign Affairs ministry can retain their office in Dhaka and other ministries may be moved out in phases to places outside Dhaka. These ministries can be connected via fibre optic cables and secure VPN... then we are talking about a really digital government of Bangladesh ( GoB).
Energy and Power, Communication, Forest and Environment, Food and Agriculture ministries can go to Gazipur. Port and Shipping, Textile, Jute and Industry ministries can go to Narayanganj. Health, Education, Labour and Manpower, Science and Technology, Youth and Sports ministries can go to Savar. Commerce, Land and Cultural affairs ministry can be relocated to Keraniganj. Why can the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) affairs ministry not be based at Ranagmati? These ministries can be also connected via fibre optic cables and secure VPN. Once relocated after setting up infrastructures, the existing facilities of these ministries can be appropriately used .Gazipur, Savar and Narayanganj can have better road and other communications. E-Governance can be put in place.
Then gradually all garments factories, leather industry and other polluting industries must be moved out of Dhaka to specific locations. Major portion of garments industries can go to Keraniganj and Gazaria Garments Pally (garments village), leather industry to leather complex at Nabinagar. Government must clean the residential areas like Dhanmondi, Banani, Gulshan, Uttara, Malibagh, and Lalbagh from all kinds of commercial activities. The time is appropriate to relocate BDR Headquarters and Army Headquarters to suitable places outside Dhaka. These two establishments situated in congested city areas are causing serious bottlenecks for traffic movement. Wonder why the democratic government cannot take and implement such decisions?
Mujtaba Ali
Gulshan-1, Dhaka