Agartala, Sept 11: The much-awaited bus service between Agartala and Dhaka would begin from September 20, official sources here said today. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister B C Khanduri will join his Bangladesh counterpart Najmul Huda Chowdhury for the formal flagging-off of the bus service at Dhaka on that day.

A 35-seater luxury bus carrying writers, poets and journalists will leave Agartala for Dhaka for the inaugural run, the sources said.

Another 40-seater luxury bus carrying eminent personalities of Bangladesh including poets, writers, intelligentia and newsmen will travel to Agartala from Dhaka on the same day, the sources said.
Bureau Report