Better bus service means less traffic congestion
To contain the daily chaos in our public transportation system, there really is no alternative to BRTC buses gradually taking over all the bus routes in Dhaka. It may also necessitate the restriction of inter-district buses from entering Dhaka. For example, buses coming from northern Bangladesh should not be allowed to ply beyond Uttara or Gabtali. Likewise, buses coming from the southern part of the country should be prevented from crossing Saidabad.
The government could also reserve the Mohakhali bus terminal as the depot for BRTC buses only. It should also consider giving bus drivers and assistants better benefits for the sake of better services to the public. If the government can streamline the sector to an extent where buses provide citizens with more satisfactory service, traffic congestion should reduce considerably.
Ziauddin Ahmed, By e-mail
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