FROM NATIONAL PARLIAMENT: Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader told the National Parliament that the government will purchase 900 new vehicles for Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTC).

The vehicles will include 500 trucks, 300 double-deckers and 100 articulated bus.

The minister made the disclosure while replying to a question of Wasika Aysha Khan in the parliament.

He further said that currently BRTC has 1,670 vehicles. Among them, 1,532 are bus and 138 are trucks, he added.

BDST: 1647 HRS, JUN 22, 2015
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