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Company-based bus service launches on six Dhaka routes

Published : Sunday, 1 November, 2026 at 8:30 AM

Observer Online Report

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The government is launching company-based bus services on six capital routes on Sunday (November 1) despite growing discontent among transport owners over route allocations and vehicle fitness complexities.

Advocate Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, Member of Parliament for Pabna-5 and chief coordinator of the Transport Owners and Workers Unity Council, is scheduled to inaugurate the initiative at Manik Mia Avenue at 11:00 AM.

Transport operators have voiced dissatisfaction ahead of the rollout, with Rajanigandha Paribahan, an operator on the Farmgate route for 36 years, being reassigned to the Kanchpur route and subsequently submitting a formal application to the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) for reconsideration.

Rajanigandha driver Md Amir stated that operators intend to join the new system once their route allocation concerns are addressed by the authorities through the bus owners' association.

DTCA Additional Executive Director Md Mashiur Rahman acknowledged that several operators, including Rajanigandha, Prajapati, and Paristhan, face route allocation issues alongside vehicle fitness and standardized color code complications, but affirmed that the rollout will proceed while management meetings continue.

Under the proposed plan, a total of 816 buses—comprising 796 non-AC and 20 AC vehicles—will operate across six key routes, including VIP Paribahan on the Shibbari-Dhakeshwari Temple route (253 buses), Zoo City Bus on Mirpur Zoo-Keraniganj (133 buses), Ramzan Ali Enterprise on Ghatarchar-Demra (70 buses), Four Star Bus Line on Ghatarchar-Kanchpur (150 buses), PNP City Service on Ghatarchar-Dhaur (190 buses), and Dhaka Chaka AC buses on Tongi-Dhakeshwari Temple (20 buses).

Additionally, the plan includes deploying 60 buses across three circular routes covering the Farmgate, Mohammadpur, and Uttara areas to ensure structured operations under single-company management per route.

Implemented jointly by the DTCA, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), the overarching government plan aims to restructure Dhaka's transport network into 32 corridors featuring designated stops, electronic ticketing, and GPS tracking to eliminate reckless competition for passengers and restore discipline to public transit.

-EM

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