A Bengali daily recently reported that the government will provide formal institutional training to 500,000 drivers in the next five years to improve their driving skills. Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BTRC) will facilitate the training, according to the report. The programme, it said, will increase road safety and create employment opportunities abroad. Those employed abroad will be able to contribute to the national economy by sending remittance home. 

I would like to commend the government for taking such an initiative. I want to urge the authorities to implement the programme efficiently and in accordance with the plan. 

Md Ashraf Hossain, By email