BRTC to operate 550 additional long-route buses during Eid
Currently there are 1,350 buses in BRTC’s fleet
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The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation will add 550 buses to its long-route fleet to transport passengers from the capital to various destinations during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.
"The decision has been taken as the Eid holiday is long this year," said the Chairman of the corporation Md Tajul Islam at a view-exchange meeting held at its Motijheel office in Dhaka yesterday.
"We have 600 buses in Dhaka city. Leaving 50 for Dhaka, the remaining 550 buses will be added to the Eid service. The existing long-route buses will operate as usual," he added.
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The chairman further said the corporation will issue a public notice in this regard within a few days.
Tajul said that currently there are 1,350 buses in BRTC's fleet.
