Public Transport
Ticket service begins today in Ctg
Though inaugurated yesterday, ticketing service for public transport through counters would begin in the port city of Chittagong from today.
Convener of Chittagong District Road Transport Owners' Group Abul Kalam Azad said this at a programme in the city's New Market area where Chittagong City Corporation Mayor M Manjur Alam inaugurated the service.
Additional Commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Safiqul Islam and Deputy Commissioner (North) Amena Begum were also present.
Abul Kalam said the service was not provided yesterday due to the inauguration ceremony and since it was “only the first day”.
The group, previously on July 23, declared to provide the service from 7:00am yesterday.
Abul Kalam said they set up 137 ticket counters on 12 routes in different parts of the city including Colonel Hat, GEC Intersection, Bahodderhat, New Market, Tiger Pass and Badamtali.
CMP traffic police department Assistant Commissioner Nabo Joytee Khisa said they posted police at the counters for security.
Mentionable, the service began on April 14 of 2008 but was stopped after a few months.
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