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The government has banned three-wheelers on 22 national highways across the country to curb road accidents and loss of lives, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.

Talking to reporters at his Noakhali residence, the minister also said that by-lanes will be constructed beside the four-lane highways for the three-wheelers.

"We have taken the initiatives to construct the by-lanes as per the direction of the prime minister," he said.

The national highways include several roads and bypasses in Dhaka, Gazipur, Mymensingh, Tangail, Comilla, Feni, Chittagong, Sylhet, reports our Noakhali correspondent.