Dhaka, May 7 (IANS): As many as 50 Indian double-decker buses will soon run on the roads of this Bangladesh capital and Chittagong city, a media report said Monday.

The new buses have arrived here over the last two months and the Daily Star reported that these could have been on the roads much earlier had there been no dilemma over who would inaugurate it.

The initial effort was to get these inaugurated by visiting Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, but the plan had to be scrapped after failing to get a spot in his schedule.

Later, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's presence was sought and the nod was received for Tuesday morning, said communications ministry officials.

Two buses will be taken to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for the inaugural ceremony.

All the 50 buses would be engaged on different routes in Dhaka and Chittagong.

The buses were got from Ashok Leyland of India.

The double-deckers were purchased under a $24 million project to have a total of 290 buses in a bid to ease transport crisis in the capital and other parts of the country.

The buses were manufactured in Mumbai and sent to Bangladesh by road.