Services of Inter-district public transports resume

All Inter-district buses, trains and launches resumed services on Monday, after 48 days, amid low rush of passengers.

Earlier, Bangladesh government on Sunday extended Covid restrictions on public movement and business activities till May 30 midnight from May 23 midnight, allowing all public transports, including those on inter-district routes, to resume services on Monday on conditions.

The ban on public transports and movement of people outside was first imposed on April 5 and it was extended in phases to contain the coronavirus infections.

Since morning till 11:00am on Monday, five trains left the Kamalapur Railway Station for different destinations, including Chattogram, Sylhet and Kishoreganj.

While visiting the station in the morning, the railways minister, Nurul Islam Sujan, urged passengers to follow health regulations.

Train tickets would be sold online only, he said, adding that 50 per cent passengers would be carried against the capacity of each train.

Meanwhile the inter-district bus services were resumed on the day with half at capacity.

The bus fares are being charged with a 60 per cent increase.

Launch services on all routes were resumed on the day with half at capacity and 60 per cent increase in fares.

In the ongoing restrictions, the authorities allowed all banks to continue their activities daily for a limited period from April 14, allowed domestic flight operation on all but Cox’s Bazar route from April 21, reopened shops and shopping malls from April 25 and allowed intra-district public transports from May 3.

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