The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is set to begin a special bus service on Monday with the view to easing the movement of homebound people for celebrating Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones.
The advance ticket sales began from the BRTC's corresponding depots from July 1 and the buses of the Eid service will be transported on July 12.
Sale of advance tickets will be made from Motijheel, Joarsahara, Kalyanpur, Gabtoli, Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Jatrabari, Gazipur and Narayanganj bus depots.
The following bus depots will control the routes below–Motijheel bus department would control Dhaka-Khulna, Daudkandi, Dinajpur, Rangpur and Netrokona, Rangpur, Panchagarh, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha, Kushtia, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Netrokona, Rankeeankaul and Thakurgaon routes.
Gabtali depot on Dinajpur route will control Dhaka-Aricha, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Aricha and Paturia, Jessore routes, Tide Sahra Bus Depot would control Dhaka-Paizarhat, Vadhodona, Rangpur, Naogaon, Joypurhat, Tangail, Mymensingh and Bogra, Barisal Rangpur, Kushtia, Bogra, Kurigram, Dinajpur, Mymensingh and Naogaon routes.
Mohammadpur bus depots have control over Shariatpur, Faridpur, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Bogra and Naogaon routes.
Gazipur Bus depots will control Biswaroad-Panchdola, Tangail, Netrokona, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon and Kurigram routes.
Jatrabari bus depot will control Rangpur, Shariatpur routes, Narayanganj bus department would control-Dhaka-Gosairhat, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Naogaon, Bogra, Gaibandha and Pabna routes.
Narsingdi bus depot will control Narsingdi-Madaripur, Charmuguria and Rangpur routes.
“BRTC has been requested to receive the service of BRTC's ‘Eid Special Service’ of the respected passenger”, said a press release.
In order to facilitate the passenger general movement, 60 buses would be standing in the following terminals from Monday to provide emergency services if needed.
The bus terminals are Saidabad Bus Terminal, Mirpur bus in Mirpur-12, Kalyanagur, Nabhinagar, Motijil, Mohakhali, Joarsahara, Mohammadpur, Gazipur circle, Hemaetpur, and Chandra.
