Tag: public transport
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Pallabi station of Metro Rail opened for passengers
Nearly a month after the inauguration of metro rail service in Dhaka, Mirpur’s Pallabi station opened for commuters on Wednesday, reported news agency UNB. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director (MD) MAN Siddiqui said that from today commuters can travel from Uttara North station to Pallabi, Pallabi to Uttara and Agargaon to Pallabi.
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Restore order and comfort in public transport
Earlier on September 22 last year, four transport companies had started e-ticketing on a trial basis. This advanced system of fare collection was first implemented when on November 13 last year, buses of 30 companies of Mirpur zone came under e-ticketing. Problems do arise when any new system is implemented and e-ticketing was no exception.…
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Uttara to Agargaon in 10 minutes 10 seconds
Talking about this, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Turag Police Station Maudut Havaldar said that each station will have nine police members. However, the number of police personnel ensuring security at Agargaon and Uttara stations will be much higher. DMTCL sources say that apart from the police, members of other law enforcement agencies will also be on…
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DMP will provide security till the formation of a specialized unit
During a presentation on the Metro Rail at Ganobhavan in September 2019, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for a separate police unit to ensure the security of the Metro Rail. Later, the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) under the Ministry of Road, Transport and Bridges submitted a proposal to the police headquarters…
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Metro Rail: Door of relief for city dwellers
The government has fixed the minimum fare for the entire route from Uttara to Motijheel at Rs 20 and Rs 100. The fare from Uttara North station to Agargaon station has been fixed at Rs 60, the part of which will be inaugurated in the first phase. The fare for both Uttara North to Uttara…
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Transport owners call off strike in Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Rangamati
Earlier on Wednesday night, the organization had called for a strike in North Chattogram, Khagrachhari and Rangamati from Thursday morning. Regular commuters on these routes had to face a lot of trouble due to the sudden strike. Talking about this, Mohammad Shahjahan, Joint Secretary of Chattogram Road Transport Owners Group said, ‘We have called off…
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Bus service will be available from December 10
As such, there was doubt whether public transport would be available on that day. The decision to operate the bus service in Dhaka on December 10 was taken at a meeting of the Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association on Thursday. He said bus services would remain normal on Dhaka city, suburbs and inter-district routes. Khandkar…
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WiFi service on BRTC buses
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has launched wifi internet service on ten of its buses in the capital today. It only trial period; if it is successful BRTC will expand this service. They have named the buses as digital bus. Ten BRTC buses which ply between Uttara and Motijheel will have four 3G routers and…