More CNG scooters needed
The city dwellers in Metropolitan Dhaka, especially the middle-income group, are facing tremendous trouble while moving from one place to another. Private sedan is out of their reach due to financial limitations. Taxi-cab service is not easily available and also costly for them. When a family wants to join in a marriage ceremony, it needs a low cost vehicle to go to a community centre. When a patient has to be shifted to a hospital, an affordable baby taxi is needed. If a family wants to go to shopping to celebrate a festival, a baby-taxi is required. To appear in a public examination hall, a student needs transport service of a baby taxi. It is the reality in Dhaka metropolis that affordable transport is not easily available. On the other hand, one cannot move to all desired places by available bus service in Dhaka Metropolis. It is very difficult for females to travel by bus owing to limited service and uncivilized behaviour of a section of male passengers. But it is unfortunate that in the past, governments ignored the acute need of city dwellers.
We urge the elected government to withdraw all sorts of financial and administrative restrictions on import and registration of CNG driven baby taxi. Definitely, it would improve the movement of middle-income group people as well as movement of poor patients.
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