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Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has decided to launch a circular bus service in the capital's Dhanmondi area from March 26 on the occasion of Independence Day.
The decision came at a meeting chaired by DSCC Mayor Sayeed Khokon in the city on Wednesday.
The circular route, encompassing Dhanmondi, New Market and Azimpur areas, will be free of rickshaw. The 24-kilometre route will have 34 bus stops.
In the meeting, DSCC also decided to introduce separate rickshaw lanes at Dhanmondi where colour-coded three-wheelers will ply.
SDG Coordinator Abul Kalam Azad, BTRC Chairman Jahurul Haque, DTCA Executive Director Khandakar Rakibur Rahman, joint traffic commissioner of police, owners of different bus services and transport workers and leaders, among others, were present in the meeting.