The a lot-anticipated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) mission is decided to partly starting up on 16 December with two air-conditioned buses working before the entirety on the route between Gazipur’s Shib Bari and Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The announcement used to be made at the present time (8 December) by the Senior Secretary of the Road Transport and Highways Division, Md Ehshanul Haque, right thru a gathering at the Shib Bari BRT establish following an inspection of the mission.
“A essential duration of cash and time has already been spent on the BRT mission, and participants had been looking ahead to this carrier for years. This ready must fracture. Before the entirety, two AC buses will operate on a trial basis. The formal inauguration of the BRT mission is scheduled for 16 December,” he said.
Whereas the route will originate for operation, he famed that some disorders stay unresolved.
“No longer all issues could well moreover be solved in a single day. For the time being, every establish has foot-over bridges, nevertheless they are inadequate for pedestrian proceed. Ten extra foot-over bridges can be constructed soon from the airport to Gazipur. Up to now, 98% of the mission work has been carried out, and we hope to construct the mission fully operational by June next year,” he added.
The AC bus carrier, operated by the Bangladesh Road Transport Company (BRTC), will proceed between Gazipur and the airport within the initial portion.
BRTC Chairman Md Tajul Islam shared more shrimp print, pointing out, “We had been working two buses on the Gazipur-to-airport route for some time nevertheless could well not attract ample passengers. Due to this, these buses now operate between Shib Bari and Gulistan. After the reliable inauguration on 16 December, 10 buses will before the entirety proceed on this route, with more added based on rely on.”
What could well presumably be the fares
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has announced initial fares for the BRT buses.
For the route from Shib Bari, fares had been put at Tk20 to Chourasta, Tk35 to Board Bazar, Tk50 to Tongi College Gate, and Tk70 to the Airport.
On the return route, the fare from the Airport to College Gate can be Tk25, to Board Bazar Tk40, to Chourasta Tk55, and support to Shib Bari Tk70.
