The trial run of
Guwahati-Dhaka bus service via Shillong and Dawki in Meghalaya was flagged off
from the Inter State Bus Terminus, Guwahati on Dec 10, 2014.
A 32seater airconditioned
bus of the Assam State Transport Corporation carried a joint delegation of high
officials of India and Bangladesh on 196km Indian leg of the journey
from Guwahati to Dawki on Meghalaya Bangladesh Bangladesh to take them on 300km journey to Dhaka via Sylhet.
The Indian delegation comprised
of eight officials from Ministries of Road Transport and Highways, External
Affairs, Home and Finance, four officials each from Assam
Officials said that the trial
run would help officials of both the countries to assess the route condition,
estimate the actual journey time for a regular bus service from Guwahati to Dhaka , number of stoppages to be required along the
route, arrangements for tourists and other travellers at the Dawki border point
for checking of travel documents.
They also added that, it is a
great thing happening. If we start on this route early in the morning around 7
a.m. we can have breakfast in Guwahati, lunch in Sylhet and nice evening tea in
Dhaka . There must be a visa office either in
Shillong or in Guwahati without which a bus service from Guwahati to Dhaka via Shillong has no meaning.
India and Bangladesh
presently have two regular bus services,
Ø Kolkata and Dhaka
and
Ø
Agartala and Dhaka
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