Major cities such as Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Jessore, Saidpur, Barisal and Cox's Bazar are connected by air with Dhaka. These destinations are served by Biman Bangladesh Airlines and GMG Airlines.
The Bangladesh Railway provides an efficient service to places of interest such as Chittagong, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Rajshahi, Bogra, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Kushtia starting from Dhaka. The inter-city express service is available to and from important cities at cheap fares.
For further details please contact
Bangladesh Railway, Dhaka.
Phone :
880-2-8315857
, 880-2-9330522.
Web: www.railway.gov.bd
Bangladesh Railway, Dhaka.
Phone :
880-2-8315857, 880-2-9330522.Web: www.railway.gov.bd
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Road transport in Bangladesh is predominantly a private sector affair. Rates are among the cheapest in the world. Express and non-stop services are available to principal towns from Gabtoli, Saidabad and Mohakhali bus terminals in Dhaka. The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) also maintains a country-wide network of bus services. Recently BRTC has introduced Dhaka-Calcutta-Dhaka direct daily bus services via Benapole, Jessore (360km journey).
For details please contact
BRTC Dhaka.
Phone :
880-2-9555553, 9333803.
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Country-made boats are the most widely used transport in the rivers of Bangladesh. These carry both passengers and merchandize. The landscape of Bangladesh is dominated by about 250 rivers, which flow essentially north-south. Mechanized water transport is mainly operated by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), which run ferry and launch services on the main routes. There are also services run by private companies. Journey by Rocket Steamer Service from Dhaka (Sadarghat) to Khulna, the gateway to the Sundarbans is a rewarding experience even though the journey time is approximately 24 hours.
For details please contact
BIWTC, Dhaka.
Phone: 880-2-9551589, 9555031-33.
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has a fleet of air-conditioned and non-airconditioned cars, microbuses and jeeps. Besides, it also offers transfer service for tourists between Dhaka airport and main city points/hotels.
For booking and other details please contact
Rent-a-Car,
Phone: 880-2-8119193, 880-2-8117855-9 Ext. 118.
Private car hire service is also available at Rajdhani tours, Dhaka. Cab Service is also available in some major cities including Dhaka. The following Taxi Cab Serivices are available in Dhaka:
Anudip Autos Ltd
158, Mirpur Road, Kalabagan, Dhaka
Tel: 9125138, 8125690, Fax: 880-2- 8125910, E-mail: anu@yahoo.com
Cab Express (Bangladesh) Ltd.
Capital Cab Company
30 Bijoy Nagar, Dhaka
Tel: 9352847, Fax: 880-2-8317468.
Cosmo Cab (Pvt.)
House # 84, Road # 7A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Tel: 9112959, 8127191, Fax: 880-2-8113308. E-mail: cosm@bangla.net
Kool Cab Ltd.
House # 2, Road # 9,
Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Tel: 8130485.
National Logistics
House #1/B , Road # 3,
South Avenue, Gulshan-1, Dhaka-1212
Tel: 880-2-8824316, 880-191-340120
E-mail: nl@dhaka.net, nl_bd2004@yahoo.com
Navana Taxi Cab Co. Ltd.
125/A, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000.
Tel: 9552212, Fax: 880-2-9566324.
Orion Taxi Cab (Pvt.) Ltd.
House # 50, Road # 27 (Old), Dhanmondi, Dhaka.
Tel: 9347277, 9347288, Fax: 880-2- 9117510. E-mail: orin@bdmail.net
Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation
233 Bir Uttam Ziaur Rahman Road, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215
Tel: 8119193, 8117855-9, Ext-118 Fax: 880-2-8126501, 880-2-8119192
E-mail: bpcreservation@yahoo.ca
Dhaka Tours Rent-A-Car Association
Shahbag, Dhaka-1000.
Tel: 9663134, 8611313
Harney's Rent-A-Car
Tower Hamlet (Ground Floor)
16, Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka-1213 Tel: 8813021, 8810399, Fax: 880-2-8810399 E-mail: hbe@bdcom.com
Hertz International Licensee
House # 6, Road # 9, Block # G, Banani, Dhaka-1213
Tel: 9884311, Fax: 9881290 E-mail: hertz@ipsslgroup.com |
