New bus service, rickshaws launched in Gulshan

LGRD Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain on Wednesday inaugurated the new bus and rickshaw service for the Gulshan and Banani areas in the capital.

Twenty air-conditioned (AC) buses and 500 special rickshaws hit the roads.

The miister inaugurated the new bus service named Dhaka Chaka and the special rickshaws around 12:15pm at a programme in Gulshan-1. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Haque presided over the programme.

The bus service will be run by private operators introduced under the coordination of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) in assistance of four local communities of Gulshan, Baridhara, Banani and Niketan.

The authorities took up the initiative as police banned bus operation in Gulshan and Banani areas for security reasons following the July-1 Gulshan militant attack that left 22 people, including 17 foreigners, dead.

Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque who attended the programme urged all families and guardians to monitor the activities of their children, so that they do not get involved with militant and terror activities.

‘If the behavior of your child changes or you find it suspicious, monitor them closely and if needed seek help from police,’ the IGP suggests.