Special bus, rickshaw services in Gulshan from tomorrow

A new fleet of 30 air-conditioned buses and 500 rickshaws will hit the streets in Dhaka's diplomatic zone from Wednesday as part of ratcheting up security measures in the area that witnessed Bangladesh's worst terror attack last month. With the introduction of the new services, the area will be off limits to other modes of public transport. // Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq will inaugurate the services at the Gulshan Police Plaza, DNCC Executive Engineer Khandakar Mahbub Alam told the Dhaka Tribune on Tuesday. Mahbub said as many as 1,500 rickshaw pullers will be engaged in three shifts round the clock. As for the buses, they belong to Nitol-Niloy Group, owned by FBCCI President Abdul Matlub Ahmad, he added.

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Bus Route-1: Gulshan Shooting Club > Gulshan 1 > Gulshan 2 > Kemal Ataturk Avenue > Banani > Navy HQ > Banani > Kemal Ataturk Avenue > Gulshan 2 > Gulshan 1 > Gulshan Shooting ClubBus Route-2: Gulshan Shooting Club > Gulshan 1 > Gulshan 2 > American Embassy > Notun Bazar > American Embassy > Gulshan 2 > Gulshan 1 > Gulshan Shooting Club

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The lowest bus fare will be Tk15, Mahbub said. Police and DNCC will jointly supervise the bus and rickshaw services, said Gulshan zone Assistant Commissioner of Police Ashraful Alam. Security has been tightened in Gulshan area since 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed by terrorists on July 1 at an upmarket restaurant located at the heart of Dhaka's diplomatic zone.