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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has approved a trip to France for an engineer from the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) to study energy-efficient street lighting technology. However, he denied a similar request for the RCC administrator, stating that the administrator, not being an engineer, would not gain significant knowledge from the visit.

The prime minister's directive, issued by his press secretary Saleh Shibly, emphasized that only the Executive Engineer (Electrical), ABM Asaduzzaman, should undertake the visit if necessary. This decision came after a proposal from the Local Government Division seeking approval for two RCC officials to travel to France.

Rahman also suggested that engineering universities, such as the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), should be involved in similar innovative initiatives in the future. The proposal for the visit originated from Signify Bangladesh Ltd., which invited the RCC officials to tour its Outdoor Lighting Application Centre to learn about new energy-saving street lighting technologies.

This decision follows a recent instance where the prime minister rejected a proposal for Chattogram City Corporation officials to visit the United States to study mosquito control measures, indicating a pattern of scrutinizing foreign travel requests for municipal officials.

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As the administrator of Rajshahi City Corporation is not an engineer, his participation does not carry any significance. Only the proposed executive engineer (electrical) may visit, if necessary.