Photo: Palash Khan
The association has deployed its people at bus stands to monitor whether anyone was violating the government instructions.
While visiting Gabtoli, Shyamoli, Kalyanpur and Mazar Road in Dhaka in the morning, our photojournalist Palash Khan found transport workers asking passengers using loudspeakers to wear masks before boarding buses.
Photo: Palash Khan
Officials at the counters of Shyamoli Paribahan and Hanif Paribahan said the number of passengers were less than their expectation.
Khairul Islam, divisional transport officer (Dhaka) of Bangladesh Railway, said five passenger trains left Dhaka s Kamalapur Railway Station since this morning.
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Curbs extended but relaxed
Inter-district bus, train, launch to operate
A man peeps into a ticket counter of the almost empty Chattogram Railway Station yesterday to see if tickets were being sold. Rumours started spreading in the port city yesterday that the government would allow inter-district public transport that had been suspended to curb the spread of coronavirus. The restrictions were partially lifted yesterday. Photo: Rajib Raihan Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Inter-district bus, train and launch services will resume across the country on the condition that they operate at half their capacity for a week.
The cabinet division in a circular yesterday lifted the coronavirus restrictions on almost everything, except the educational institutions.
A circular was issued in this regard.
Nur Mohammad Mazumder, chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), confirmed to The Daily Star that movement of long-distance buses will resume from tomorrow.
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan in a contract signing ceremony at Rail Bhaban in Dhaka today. Photo: STAR
Also, in total 56 intercity trains (up and down) and 18 local trains will resume operation from tomorrow, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said during a deal signing ceremony today.
He came up with the information at Rail Bhaban in Dhaka today.
Fifty percent train tickets will be available online. No ticket would be available at station counters to avoid crowds during the present Covid-19 situation.
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Padma bridge: Minister hopeful of starting Mawa-Bhanga rail services
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan the project site at Mawa on May 4, 2021. Photo: Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary
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Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today said they are hopeful about starting railway service on Mawa-Bhanga section when the Padma bridge will open to public likely in June next year.
The minister said this while visiting the project site at Mawa today.