The Dhaka Transport Owners’ Association, in collaboration with the Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), has taken an initiative to operate buses in Dhaka city and its adjoining areas under a counter-based and e-ticketing system to make the public transport system disciplined, transparent and modern.

The new service will be formally started in the capital from next week.

The initiative was announced at a press briefing held on Monday at a city hotel in the capital.

During the briefing, it was informed that all buses will pick up and drop off passengers only from designated stoppages. Passengers will have to collect e-tickets through apps or devices to travel by bus. Under this system, no fare higher than the previously government-fixed rates will be charged.

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DMP's Additional Commissioner (Admin) Md Sarwar attended the event as the chief guest, while Additional Commissioner (Traffic) Md Anisur Rahman was present as the special guest.

Speaking on the occasion, Additional Commissioner (Admin) Md Sarwar said the DMP has been working continuously to ease traffic congestion in the city. As part of this effort, the e-ticketing system is being inaugurated today (Monday), which will be formally launched next week.

He said the system will benefit bus passengers, owners, workers and city dwellers.

Additional Commissioner (Traffic) Md Anisur Rahman, General Secretary of Dhaka Road Transport Owners’ Association Md Saiful Alam, General Secretary of Dhaka District Road Transport Workers’ Union Md Abul Kashem, and Managing Director of Urbanmove Tech Limited Junaid Abdullah also spoke at the event.

Senior police officials, leaders of transport owners’ associations, and officials of Urbanmove Tech Limited present at the programme.