AL positive on EC's proposed roadmap: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said that his party is positive about the Election Commission's (EC) proposed roadmap on the next national polls.

He made the statement this afternoon, a day into the Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda drafted a roadmap for the next parliamentary election and decided to begin dialogues with political parties in July.

"We heard the EC's roadmap and our feedback is positive," he told the newsmen responding to a question after a view exchange meeting at BRTC Bus Depot in Dhaka, reports BSS.

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In response to another quarry, Quader, also the transport and bridges minister, said the next election will be held on time as per the constitution.

900 additional BRTC buses during Eid

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will run 900 additional buses across the country to ensure smooth journeys of the home-bound people during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, Quader said, UNB reports.

Around 50 of the buses will be kept standby at Mohakhali, Jatrabari, Gabtali and Sayedabad bus terminals until the day before the Eid-ul-Fitr, the minister said.

Besides, the sales of advance BRTC bus tickets will begin seven days before the Eid and the special bus services will begin on June 22 and continue till three days after the greatest festival of Muslims, he added.

A number of monitoring teams will remain stationed on highways round the clock for ensuring smooth journeys of the home-goers and preventing collection of extra fares from passengers during the Eid rush, the minister also said.

He also said, 600 buses and 500 trucks will be imported from India under the 2nd Indian Line of Credit (LoC) in December next.

Earlier, the minister handed over cheques for pension and gratuity to 21 retired BRTC employees.