The environment ministry on Sunday wrote to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), requesting the removal of buses and minibuses older than 20 years and trucks and covered vans older than 25 years from the roads of Bangladesh, in an effort to reduce air pollution.
Additionally, the ministry urged the BRTA to make emission testing mandatory when issuing fitness certificates for old diesel-powered buses and trucks.
Under the leadership of Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the ministry's adviser, several initiatives have been undertaken to control environmental pollution.
