Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) has submitted the DPP of the Vehicle Driving Training Project (Phase II), taken at an estimated cost of Tk 2.01 billion, to the Planning Commission (PC), aiming to expand the Department of Youth Development's (DYD) driving training programme for unemployed youth to all the districts.

"By providing training to 27,360 individuals and enabling them to obtain driving licenses, the project is expected to meet at least 5.0 per cent of the country's demand for skilled drivers, while contributing to road safety by reducing accidents," a senior official of the Ministry of Youth said.

An official at the PC said the DYD implemented the first phase of the project in 2024 in 40 districts acro...