Long-distance buses operating from Sayedabad Bus Terminal will be shifted to the under-construction Kanchpur terminal soon as part of efforts to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka and bring order to the public transport system, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Abdus Salam said on Wednesday.
He made the remarks after inspecting the progress of the Kanchpur Bus Terminal construction project on 30 September 2026. Narayanganj-3 lawmaker Azharul Islam Mannan and project officials and engineers were present during the visit, according to a press release.
Salam said temporary sheds would initially be built at the Kanchpur terminal to relocate buses operating on long-distance routes covering 16 districts, including Chattogram, Sylhet, Cumilla and Noakhali. Permanent infrastructure would be developed at the site later, he added.
“Work on constructing the terminal at Kanchpur is being expedited to implement the prime minister’s directive to modernise Dhaka’s traffic system,” he said in a press release.
The DSCC administrator said keeping long-distance buses out of the city’s core areas would significantly reduce congestion. He added that the DSCC was planning to introduce a special shuttle service in consultation with transport owners to facilitate passengers travelling between Kanchpur and Sayedabad.
He also said the process of acquiring land was underway to relocate the Gulistan Bus Terminal to the other side of the Buriganga River.
The Kanchpur terminal project, being implemented under three packages at an estimated cost of about Tk50 crore, has achieved around 30 per cent overall progress, according to the DSCC. Construction of the boundary wall is 75 per cent complete, while internal platform work has reached 25 per cent.
The DSCC aims to complete the initial work and open the terminal by December this year if weather conditions remain favourable.
The terminal is being built on around 12 acres of land and will have capacity for about 405 buses, including parking space for 378 buses, 22 bus bays, five washing bays and parking facilities for 40 vehicles.
The facility will also include a 480-seat waiting area, 106 ticket counters, 10 toilets for men and six for women, along with 65 square metres of office space and a 50-square-metre electro-mechanical room.
During the inspection, the DSCC administrator instructed engineers and contractors to ensure construction quality, complete the work within the scheduled timeframe and avoid using substandard materials.
