BRTC prepares 200 special buses for Durga Puja

The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has prepared 200 buses to provide special transport services across the country during Sharadiya Durga Puja, aiming to ensure safe and hassle-free journeys for passengers.

The special service will operate for five days, from October 20 to 24, BRTC spokesperson Mostakim Bhuiyan said on Thursday.

“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,” he said.

According to a press release, the initiative was taken in line with directives from the Road Transport and Highways Division to facilitate passenger travel during the festival.

Advance ticket sales and bus reservations will begin on 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 routes connecting Dhaka and Gazipur with 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.

Alongside inter-district services, buses will also operate on intra-district routes. Additional vehicles will remain ready to meet increased passenger demand, the release added.

The BRTC has 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.

Passengers seeking information or assistance can contact the central control room at BRTC headquarters at 0241053042 or call 01324293974 and 01718183589.