Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority in 1998. The authority was formed through the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority Act, 2012. The authority has jurisdiction in Dhaka District, Gazipur District, Manikganj District, Munshiganj District, Narayanganj District and the cities corporations within them. In 2017 it launched Rapid Pass in Dhaka, a smart card payment system for Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation and Omama buses. Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority is the main government agency responsible for public transport in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and transport in most of Dhaka division. It is the government agency responsible for moderating and mediating negotiations between transport labor
Dhaka District cover the modern conurbation which is Greater Dhaka, which has spilled into neighbouring districts, nor does the conurbation cover the whole district, as there are rural areas within the district. The administrative Dhaka District was first established in 1772. But, the existence of urbanised settlements in the area that is now Dhaka city – dates from the 7th century. The present day Savar was the capital of the Sanbagh Kingdom during seventh and eighth century. The city area of Dhaka was ruled by the Buddhist kingdom of Kamarupa and the Pala Empire before passing to the control of the Hindu