Dhaka, July 1 -- The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) will remove outdated and unfit vehicles and introduce 250 new ones to curb vehicular pollution as such outdated vehicles are 'responsible' for poor urban air quality.

The government is also planning to establish 10 automatic vehicle inspection centers to help ensure emission standards.

Keeping this in view, a working group will be formed in consultation with the Chinese experts to develop long-term strategies to this effect.

Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan informed news men about the government's immediate, mid-term, and long-term plan under the Bangladesh Clean Air Project (BCAP) after holding a meeting with a visiting Chinese team of air pollution experts.

The g...