Wednesday, May 29, 2019

BRTC Circular Bus Service in Uttara Dhaka


On Monday, May 27 2019, new circular bus in Uttara has been inaugurated. Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Atiqul Islam and mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sayed Khokan together inaugurated this service.

Mayor Khokan said in the opening ceremony, "Bangladesh is now a role model of development today. And it has become possible due to the strong leadership capability of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. But public transport and traffic congestion is a major problem in our city. Based on the instructions of the Prime Minister, we are working for improving the lives of the people of this city." DSCC mayor urged the citizens to be more aware of the situation.

DNCC mayor Mr Atiqul Islam expressed hope that this bus service will give relief to the Northern residents of Dhaka city. He also said that this is undoubtedly the news of happiness. There is no public transport option for healthy, moving, dynamic and modern Dhaka. If these buses continue to move freely on the streets, pedestrians will have to walk on the footpath. Before that we need to get rid of the sidewalks.

Dhaka mayor of the northern region also said that the law enforcers should take steps to remove the leguna services from the seven avenues of Uttara area.


In the joint initiative of Dhaka North City Corporation and Dhaka Metropolitan Police, ten number of air conditioned buses of BRTC will run on two routes in Uttara. The minimum fare is 20 taka, maximum 30 taka. Buses on one of the routes are colored green, and another one is colored red.

  • From Uttara Passport Office to the House Building via Sonargaon Janapath. The route for red buses starts from Alaol Avenue, and ends at Uttara passport office, having 12 stoppages on both sides of the road.
  • From Airport to Uttara sector 12. The route for green buses starts from airport station, and ends up at Uttara sector one, with 19 stoppages in between on both sides of the road. 

Ten buses will cover all the avenues and sectors of Uttara, and run on two separate circular routes.


Ward Councilor Afsar Uddin Khan, Chief Executive Officer of DCC Abdul Hai, BRTC Chairman Farid Ahmed Bhuiyan, Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) Executive Director Khandakar Rakibur Rahman, Additional Commissioner (Traffic) of DMP Mafiz Uddin Ahmed was also present n the ceremony.

Earlier in March, the circular bus service was started in the Dhanmondi- New Market-Azimpur area under the management of BRTC. This service has already got popularity for the local people.


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