, June 16 -- Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Tuesday said inter-district bus terminals in the capital will not be relocated immediately, adding that buses will instead be kept at depots outside the city and allowed to enter terminals shortly before departure.

"Buses will be kept at designated depots outside the city and will come to the terminals only shortly before departure. Terminals are meant for passenger boarding, not long-hour parking," he said while speaking at a press briefing at the Press Information Department (PID) conference room in Dhaka.

His comments came a day after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman directed the authorities concerned to relocate Dhaka's four major inter-district bus terminals - Fulb...