BRTC launches special Tungipara-Mujibnagar service

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) yesterday launched a special bus service between Tungipara of Gopalganj and Mujibnagar of Meherpur to mark the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain inaugurated the service through video conference. BRTC Chairman Tazul Islam was special guest at the programme.

Tungipara is the birthplace of Bangabandhu while Mujibnagar is a town in Meherpur where the provisional government of independent Bangladesh took oath on April 17, 1971.

The special service will connect these historic places directly to encourage people to visit, BRTA said in a press release yesterday.

Two AC-buses-- one from Tungipara and one from Mujibnagar -- will start from 6am every day. The route of the service will be: Mujibnagar- Meherpur town- Chuadanga- Jhenaidah- Magura- Faridpur- Bhanga- Gopalganj and Tungipara.

The bus ride is priced at Tk 200 for the first 10 days, after which the the fare will be fixed on the basis of passenger demand.