Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The Road Safety Foundation has emphasised that political guidance is crucial for establishing discipline in Dhaka's public transport system.

The foundation's Chairman, Prof Dr. AI Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, Vice Chairman Syed Jahangir, Prof Hasina Begum, Dr. Kamran Ul Baset, Abdullah Md. Ferdous Khan, and Executive Director Saidur Rahman said this in a joint statement on Monday.

The most effective and sustainable solution to ensuring order in public transport and reducing traffic congestion is the introduction of company-based bus operations under the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) through the route franchise system, reads it.

They proposed that replacing old buses with 4,000 modern buses under the route franc...