The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will start selling advance bus tickets for the “Eid Special Service” from Sunday to ensure safe journeys home for holidaymakers in the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.
The special service is set to run from April 14-23.
BRTC sources on Friday said that the advance tickets would be available at Motijheel, Joarsahara, Kallayanpur, Gabtoli, Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Jatrabari, Gazipur and Narayanganj (Chashara) bus depots.
Apart from the special service, 60 buses will be reserved at different depots and terminals in Dhaka for emergency services from April 18.
These buses will be stationed at Sayedabad, Mirpur-12, Kallayanpur, Nabinagar, Motijheel, Joarsahara, Gazipur Chowrasta, Mohammadpur, Hemayetpur and Chandra bus terminals.
BRTC Chairman Tazul Islam said it has been decided to operate a total of 900 buses under the “Eid Special Service”.
“We will provide more buses if required,” he added.
Stating that 550 BRTC buses will run in the surrounding areas including Dhaka, Tazul Islam said BRTC buses will run in almost all the southern districts.
Like every year, garment workers will have the opportunity to book buses. With a significant number of garment factories located in Narayanganj and Gazipur, BRTC buses can be hired from the depots in these areas, he added.