agartala: Agartala-kolkata bus service via Dhaka will resume from April 20 | Agartala News
Agartala: After a two-year gap induced by Covid-19, the Agartala-Kolkata bus service via Dhaka is expected to resume from next Wednesday as the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Agartala has started issuing visas for travelers in both countries. countries.
Bus service was suspended in the last week of March 2020 with the surge in Covid-19 cases and restrictions on cross-border movement. The two countries have lifted all restrictions on passenger movements to Bangladesh through the land ports of Akhaura and Benapole.
Tripura government officials said the Tripura Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) has decided to operate the Maitree bus, an international fleet from April 20. However, the Bangladeshi government has yet to announce its bus service.
According to the agreement, TRTC operates a bus to Kolkata via Dhaka from Agartala and Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation operates a bus from Kolkata Salt Lake to Agartala via Dhaka.
Despite affordable flight and train services between Agartala and Kolkata, people prefer bus journeys via Dhaka, not only because of the shorter distance (about 500 km), but also for the thrilling landscape of the plains of Bangladesh and crossing the mighty Padma River by ferry. The service was introduced in 1999 and has been running successfully with the services improving from time to time.
With the opening of tourism opportunities, tour operators in Bangladesh have proposed to introduce a direct bus service between Agartala and Chattogram via Dhaka and another directly to Cox’s Bazar for a distance of about 150 km.
“We are working on the proposal, which will be feasible once the Indian government approves it. Bangladeshi tour operators have been requested to raise the issue with their government,” Tripura Transport Minister Pranajit Singha Roy said. to the media.
Bus service was suspended in the last week of March 2020 with the surge in Covid-19 cases and restrictions on cross-border movement. The two countries have lifted all restrictions on passenger movements to Bangladesh through the land ports of Akhaura and Benapole.
Tripura government officials said the Tripura Road Transport Corporation (TRTC) has decided to operate the Maitree bus, an international fleet from April 20. However, the Bangladeshi government has yet to announce its bus service.
According to the agreement, TRTC operates a bus to Kolkata via Dhaka from Agartala and Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation operates a bus from Kolkata Salt Lake to Agartala via Dhaka.
Despite affordable flight and train services between Agartala and Kolkata, people prefer bus journeys via Dhaka, not only because of the shorter distance (about 500 km), but also for the thrilling landscape of the plains of Bangladesh and crossing the mighty Padma River by ferry. The service was introduced in 1999 and has been running successfully with the services improving from time to time.
With the opening of tourism opportunities, tour operators in Bangladesh have proposed to introduce a direct bus service between Agartala and Chattogram via Dhaka and another directly to Cox’s Bazar for a distance of about 150 km.
“We are working on the proposal, which will be feasible once the Indian government approves it. Bangladeshi tour operators have been requested to raise the issue with their government,” Tripura Transport Minister Pranajit Singha Roy said. to the media.