'City bus service will be launched to ease traffic gridlock in Rangpur'

RANGPUR, Sept 08 (BSS): Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP) Commissioner Nure Alam Mina said on Thursday the initiative will be taken to launch a city bus service as an alternative to auto-rickshaw to control traffic congestion in the metropolis.

"The initiative will be taken in coordination with the city corporation and other related government departments to control traffic jams and resolve other existing problems on the road and traffic systems of Rangpur city," he said.

The RpMP Chief said this at a views-sharing meeting on traffic management affairs with transport owners and workers, civil society members and Roads and Highways Department (RHD) officials on Central Bus Terminal premises as the chief guest.

The Traffic Division of RpMP organised the event.