First city bus terminal inaugurated
Staff Correspondent
A city bus terminal, first of its kind in the capital, was inaugurated yesterday.The terminal with a parking capacity of 600 buses will considerably reduce the traffic congestion on the roads at Gulistan, Fulbaria and Joykali Mandir areas. City Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka inaugurated the terminal at Sayedabad. He said the city terminal will ensure a comfortable movement of people in those roads. Dhaka City Corporation constructed the terminal at a cost of over Tk 8.71 crore. The work started on April 30, 2001 and was completed on June 30, 2004. Meanwhile, the improvement work of three inter-district bus terminals at Sayedabad, Mohakhali and Gabtoli is still going on.
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