Revolutionising the country’s passenger transport, Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) launched the use of a swipe card ticketing system, similar to that of London’s Oyster card. Instead of queuing up for tickets at every BRTC bus counter, passengers can now use a smartcard to swipe a reader before boarding and getting off the
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BRTC steps in to ease crisis
The government has moved to ease the ongoing road transport crisis through operating 30 BRTC buses on two strike-hit routes yesterday as the private bus owners continued their strike for the fourth day. Twenty buses of state-owned Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) started plying on Dhaka-Mymensingh route while 10 others operated on Dhaka-Tangail route, BRTC ... Read more
BRTC starts Eid ticket sale on August 16
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation is going to start selling tickets on August 16 in the city for its special services for those intending to observe Eid-ul-Fitr outside Dhaka, said the corporation officials. The tickets for Bogra, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Pabna, Comilla, Mawa and Shibalay will be available at Kalyanpur bus depot (telephone no 9002531), double-decker ... Read more
Students sufferings remain unresolved
BRTC school bus service Students sufferings remain unresolved Despite a great hope that the special school bus service will facilitate the city’s school-goers and reduce traffic congestion through discouraging private car usage, it has already lost its charm as it failed to offer desired service. The school-goers are not getting the benefit of the service ... Read more
BRTC starts operating buses for schoolchildren
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation on Sunday began its new bus service for schoolchildren in a move to ease the Dhaka city’s traffic congestion. Seven buses each from Pallabi and Azimpur operated every 10 minutes with schoolchildren and some of their guardians