The Dhaka Nagar Paribahan will be launched today (Sunday) as part of the initiative to establish discipline in the the city’s public transport.
Dhaka Nagar Paribahan is launching bus route rationalization on the 21-km route from Ghatarchar in Keraniganj to Kanchpur.
Dhaka South and North City Corporation officials confirmed to Bangladesh Post on Saturday that the activities of Dhaka Nagar Paribahan will be inaugurated on Sunday. The two mayors of Dhaka will jointly inaugurate the programme.
It is learnt that 50 buses under Dhaka Nagar Paribahan will officially start operations on the 21-km route. The colour of the buses have been set to be green and the fare will be Tk 2.2 per kilometer.
After the 20th meeting of the Bus Route Rationalization Committee at Dhaka South City Corporation (Nagar Bhaban) Building on December 19, president of the Bus Route Rationalization Committee and Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said that the official journey of urban transport will begin with this. Initially the journey will start with 50 buses.
Atiqul Islam, another member of the Bus Route Rationalization Committee and Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation, said at the same meeting that the experimental route is being launched with 50 buses including 30 double decker buses of BRTC.
“The number of buses on this route will be increased to 100 in the next two months. E-ticketing system will be introduced in the buses of this route from the first day. Our bus-bay, passenger camps are ready,” he said.
Anisul Haque, the late mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation, had taken the initiative in 2015. After the death of Anisul Haque on November 30, 2017, the then Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Mohammad Sayeed Khokon took over the management of the Bus Route Rationalization Committee.
However, when Sheikh Fazle Nur Taposh was named the new mayor, the responsibility was handed over to him. Having overcome the pandemic situation and many other obstacles including recent tensed situations surrounding private bus owners, the long waited initiative is seeing the light of day from today.
