<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that the government is dedicated to transforming Dhaka into a city that ensures a high quality of life for its residents.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The people of this area (Old Dhaka) will benefit and can live a beautiful life. We are working toward this goal," she stated.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Prime Minister made the remarks during a program inaugurating several development projects in Old Dhaka, including the construction of a new 10-storey Bangabazar Nagar Wholesale Market. The original market was destroyed by a devastating fire on April 4 last year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The other projects include Valiant Freedom Fighter Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Sarani (an 8-lane road), Hossain Shaheed Suhrawardy Shishu Udyan, and Nazrul Sarobor.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sheikh Hasina also highlighted the government's initiatives to improve connectivity between Dhaka and other districts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We want to build a ring road in Dhaka to facilitate easier inter-district communication," she said, acknowledging the previous lack of significant road infrastructure in the eastern and western parts of Dhaka.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The government has already built a metro rail, expressway, and many other roads, with several more metro rail projects under construction to ease road communication," she added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She noted that the division of Dhaka into North and South aims to provide better services to the people.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"For the betterment of the city dwellers, the government has relocated the Dhaka Central Jail to Keraniganj," she said. In its place, a museum, a school, and a children's park have been built. There are also plans to construct an amusement park there, she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Prime Minister mentioned the government's allocation of land to build a modern campus for Jagannath University. "We have already prepared the design for Jagannath University, and the work in this regard will be completed quickly," she assured.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sheikh Hasina called upon Dhaka city residents to do their part in maintaining a beautiful and healthy environment. She urged everyone to keep their homes and surrounding areas clean to prevent waterlogging and the breeding of mosquitoes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd/fas</div>