Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is the state-owned transport corporation of Bangladesh. It was established under the Government Ordinance No.7 of 1961 dated 4 February 1961. Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it assumed its current name. February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...

Organisation

BRTC is a semi-autonomous corporation under the Ministry of Communication. The governing body includes the Communication Minister, the Communication Secretary, the Director of the corporation, and other officials.

Services

BRTC provides both passanger and cargo transport services.

Passanger

Currently, BRTC operates three international bus lines (Dhaka to Kolkata, Agartala, and Siliguri in India). Inside Bangladesh, it operates inter-district bus services through its bus depots in Chittagong, Bogra, Comilla, Pabna, Rangpur, Barisal, and Sylhet. It also operates intra-city bus services in many major cities of the country. Panorama of Dhakas skyline Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bangla: ঢাকা Đhaka), population 12,560,000[1] (2005 UN projection for statistical metropolitan area), is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. ... Kolkata (Bangla: কলকাতা, Hindi: कोलकाता), formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and was capital of British India until 1912. ... Agartala is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. ... Siliguri is a rapidly developing metropolis in the Indian state of West Bengal. ... Chittagong District is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. ... Bogra is a northern district of Bangladesh, in the Rajshahi Division. ... Comilla (3085. ... Pabna is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Rangpur is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Barisal is a district in southern Bangladesh. ... Sylhet is a district in eastern Bangladesh. ...

Cargo

For transportation of cargo, BRTC operates a fleet of 170 trucks. About 20% of the government food transport is done throug BRTC's trucks. The two main truck depots are located at Dhaka and Chittagong. Dhaka District is a district located in central Bangladesh. ... Chittagong District is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. ...

Training

BRTC's main driver training institute located in Joydevpur, Gazipur District; about 40 kilometres north of Dhaka. It also has several other training institutes located in Chittagong, Bogra, Khulna, and Jhenaidah. Through these institutes, BRTC provides training in basic car operation, and repair. Gazipur is a district in central Bangladesh. ... Panorama of Dhakas skyline Dhaka (previously Dacca; Bangla: ঢাকা Đhaka), population 12,560,000[1] (2005 UN projection for statistical metropolitan area), is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. ... Chittagong District is a district located in the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. ... Bogra is a northern district of Bangladesh, in the Rajshahi Division. ... Khulna is a very famous district of Bangladesh. ... Jhenaidah is a district in South-western Bangladesh. ...

External links

• Official website of BRTC