Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will launch 200 more buses on three routes from September 1 under the Dhaka Nagar Paribahan service.
Dhaka South City Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh came up with the announcement after the 23rd meeting of the Bus Route Rationalisation Committee (BRCC) held at the DSCC Nagar Bhaban on Tuesday, reports BSS citing a press release.
The BRCC decided it in a bid to strengthen the public transport system in Dhaka. Dhaka North City Mayor Md Atiqul Islam also attended the meeting.
Three new routes are Ghatarchar (Keraniganj) to Bhulta (Narayanganj) via Farmgate; Ghatarchar to Meghna Ghat (Kanchpur) via Bosila (Mohammadpur) and Science Lab; and Ghatarchar to Narayanganj via Karail.
On December 26 last year, the new Nagar Paribahan Bus service was launched in the capital with a fleet of 50 buses including 30 double-deckers of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC).