Dhaka, July 27: The Khaleda Zia government is yet to give its nod for the Dhaka-Agartala bus service which is scheduled to be flagged off on August 09 marking second such service between India and Bangladesh. The matter came up for discussion at the cabinet meeting on July 21 but instead of giving its approval to the new service the cabinet asked for a distinct summary on it from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, English daily New Age reported quoting official sources.
The cabinet is expected to take up the matter again tomorrow when the prime minister would consider the issue and take a final decision, the report said.
Indian and Bangladesh had agreed to start a second bus service between Dhaka and Agartala during the foreign minister level meeting here on July 15 and 16 and India had even agreed to the proposal by Dhaka that Bangladeshi communication minister would travel to Agartala to flag-off the service.
Incidentally the bus operating agency on both sides of the border - Bangladesh road transport agency and Tripura road transport agency - have already completed all preparation for starting the service which is likely to help the citizens of both the countries.
The first bus service between the two countries was started in June 1999 between Dhaka and Kolkata and the service had been running smoothly since then. Bureau Report