The government and various service providers have taken initiatives to ensure safe and smooth journey of the homebound passengers on the roads, marking the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS.
As part of move, the government has opened new bridges and roads ahead of the Eid.
The relevant institutions have taken various initiatives, including reducing traffic congestion, ensuring passengers' safety, stopping excessive ticket prices, and ticket black marketing.
Bangladesh Highway Police will work across the country to ensure that there is no disruption during this Eid journey. Members of Highway Police and various units of Bangladesh Police will be on patrol at 1,018 check posts and on 3,991 kilometers of highway, police officials said.
The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police is considering the Eid journey as the most important event of the year.
On the occasion of Eid, the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is launching the Eid Special Service from March 25. Advance ticket sales have started from the BRTC depots from March 20, and Eid service buses will be operated until April 5. BRTC has also provided the facility of bus reservation.
Private operators have added new buses to their fleet to ensure uninterrupted service to passengers.
The leaders of Bus Owners Association said they would be on the ground alongside the police to take measures to prevent ticket sales at higher prices than the fixed ones, passengers' harassment, and bus schedule disruptions.
Meanwhile, the country's ticket selling company Shohoz.com has launched a help centre to immediately inform passengers, if any bus schedule is disrupted.
Apart from AC and non-AC buses, sleeper and business class suite buses are becoming popular in Bangladesh. Although these buses previously served only on the Dhaka-Chittagong-Cox's Bazar route, this time they will be operated across the country.
AC sleeper and business class suite services will be provided on the Dhaka-North Bengal route, one of the longest highways. Burimari Express, Heritage Travels, Shanto Travels, and Shah Ali Paribahan have added these luxurious buses to their fleets.
In addition, other bus companies are also trying to bring innovation to their fleet.
Sirajul Islam Riku, Managing Director of Hanif Paribahan, said, "We have added 60 new buses on different routes. We are not increasing the fare on any route on the occasion of Eid."
