The government will upgrade all the highways of the country to have four separate lanes to ensure smooth flow of traffic and inter-district travel.

Attending a rally on Saturday afternoon at Moulvibazar Government College as the chief guest, Planning Minister Muhammad Abdul Mannan disclosed this during remarks to journalists.

To this end, the government will upgrade all the highways across all districts to have four lanes, and all rail tracks will be expanded into double track for quick, safe and cheap journeys across the country, he said.

A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track - thus increasing the chances of the kind of accident that was witnessed in Kashba upazila of Brahmanbaria recently. "We are also constructing a tunnel under the Karnaphuli River and the Padma Bridge above the river," the minister said explaining the success stories of the incumbent government.