The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has prepared 200 buses to operate on different routes across the country during Sharadiya Durga Puja.
"We have decided to introduce a special bus service for the first time on the occasion of Durga Puja. The service will run from October 20 to 24," BRTC spokesperson Mostakim Bhuiyan said today.
According to a press release, the initiative has been taken in line with the directives of the Road Transport and Highways Division to ensure safe and hassle-free journeys for passengers during the festival.
Advance ticket sales and bus reservation facilities will be available from Friday (October 16) at 22 BRTC bus depots in Dhaka and other parts of the country, the release said.
The special buses will operate on various routes from Dhaka and Gazipur to Rangpur, Bogura, Gaibandha, Dinajpur, Pabna, Thakurgaon, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Panchagarh, Bhurungamari, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Kushtia, Barishal, Khulna, Tangail, Sirajganj, Mymensingh, Netrokona, Kishoreganj, Jamalpur, Sylhet, Sunamganj and Chattogram.
In addition to the inter-district services, buses will also operate on intra-district routes, with additional vehicles kept ready to meet passenger demand, it added.
The BRTC authorities have kept 60 buses ready at six locations in and around Dhaka: Motijheel International Bus Depot, Fulbaria CBS-2, Sayedabad Bus Terminal, Gazipur Chowrasta, Chandra intersection and Mohakhali Bus Terminal, reports BSS.
Passengers can contact the central control room at BRTC headquarters for information and assistance at 0241053042 or mobile numbers 01324293974 and 01718183589.
