Smart Signals, Stubborn Streets: Bangladesh’s AI Traffic Initiative – Promises, Pitfalls, and the Path to Reform
Bangladesh has taken a significant step toward modernising its chronically dysfunctional urban traffic management system. In March 2026, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presided over a high-level cabinet meeting on reducing traffic congestion in Dhaka, from which a package of landmark decisions emerged. Among the most consequential: 120 traffic signals in the capital are to be…
