Tarique orders swift relocation of four Dhaka intercity bus terminals to outskirts

Ticket counters scattered across the city must also be shifted to ease severe traffic congestion, he says

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed authorities to “very quickly” relocate four intercity bus terminals outside Dhaka.

The instruction came at a meeting on mitigating Dhaka's traffic congestion and modernising its traffic management held on Monday at the Secretariat, according to Prime Minister's Deputy Press Secretary Mostafa Zulfiquar Hasan, well known as Hasan Shiplu.

“The prime minister has instructed the relocation of four intercity bus terminals outside Dhaka without delay to ease traffic congestion,” Shiplu said.

The four intercity bus terminals are -- Phulbaria-Gulistan Bus Terminal, Gabtoli Bus Terminal, Mohakhali Bus Terminal and Sayedabad-Jatrabari Bus Terminal.

Under the decision, the Phulbaria-Gulistan Bus Terminal will be moved to Keraniganj.

The Mohakhali Bus Terminal will be temporarily shifted to the eastern region and later permanently relocated near Tongi.

The Gabtoli Intercity Bus Terminal will be moved to Hemayetpur, while the Sayedabad-Jatrabari bus terminal will be relocated to Kanchpur.

The deputy press secretary also said the prime minister has stressed the removal of bus counters scattered across Dhaka to designated locations.

The meeting also discussed modernising the capital’s traffic system, including the installation of AI-based cameras.

Shiplu said the prime minister expressed satisfaction over the “benefits” of AI-based traffic signalling.

This was the third meeting chaired by Tarique on easing traffic congestion and improving traffic management in the capital.