Ashok Leyland wins order from Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation

CHENNAI: Ashok Leyland, part of Hinduja Group, has bagged an order from Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) for 880AC buses worth $6.5 million under the Indian Line of Credit (LoC) scheme. It has been offered for bringing improvement in the urban transportation of India.

The contract has been inked by Antony Lobo, Special Director - International Operations, Ashok Leyiand and MM Iqbal, Chairman-BRTC, in the presence of Abdullahel Karim, Director-Technical, BRTC and I A Tipu, Chairman, Ifad Group.

Vinod K Dasari, managing director, Ashok Leyland, said, “This also represents our commitment to partner BRTC in the process of taking urban transportation in Bangladesh to a new level and underscores our preeminent status as the leading CV player in that country. At this juncture, I would like to express my thanks to our Bangladesh dealer, Ifad Autos, of over two decades for their continued support and co-operation.”