Bus service

Md Saiful Alam, general secretary of Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association, made the announcement at a press briefing today (4 February). Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Ticket counter-based bus system launching in Dhaka this week with 2,610 new pink buses

Similar ticket counter operations will be introduced in Mirpur, Gabtoli, and Mohammadpur by this month

Several labourers who came to the railway station in the morning to travel from Khulna to Naogaon reported that they could not find tickets at the Sonadanga bus terminal. Photo: TBS
Transport

Passengers stranded, frustrated amid railway staff strike

Franchise bus service across capital set for Feb launch with 8 routes under one cluster
Transport

Franchise bus service across capital set for Feb launch with 8 routes under one cluster

Bus services from Rajshahi to other destinations halted since 4am today (17 December). Photo: TBS
Transport

Bus services resume in Rajshahi after meeting with administration

Representational image. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

All city buses to operate under Dhaka Nagar Paribahan

Pilot smart school bus service launched for students of Banani Bidyaniketan School and College on 3 July. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Smart bus services inaugurated for students' safe transport

Vehicles on Dhaka streets. File photo: TBS
Transport

Buses to operate if situation remains favourable: Owners' association

Passengers get on the BRTC bus to ply the elevated expressway for the first time on 18 September 2023. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

'I don't have a car but the BRTC bus service gave me the opportunity to see the expressway'

A bus conductor issues a ticket using the e-ticketing device at the capital’s Shyamoli area. The photo was taken in February. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Transport

E-ticketing: Hyped Solution, Few Takers. What Went Wrong?

File photo
Bangladesh

Plan after plan, a reliable bus service still eludes Dhaka

File Photo.
Transport

Trial run of special bus service for metro passengers starts today

Photo: TBS
Transport

Traffic in Dhaka city normal, less passengers in long-haul buses ahead of BNP rally

Inside Dolonchapa, a women-only bus service, a female conductor is collecting fares from passengers. Photo: Noor-A-Alam
Panorama

Female employment is rising rapidly. Then why are women-only buses ‘unprofitable’?