More baby-taxies needed
The city dwellers in Metropolitan Dhaka, especially the middle-income group, find it very difficult to move from one place to another. Private sedan is out of their reach for financial reason. Taxicab service is not easily available and is also very costly. When a family likes 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 shopping to celebrate a festival, a baby-taxi is required. To appear in a public exam hall, a student needs transport service of a baby-taxi. It is the reality in Dhaka metropolis that affordable transport is not easily available. The baby-taxis that are plying go to garage just in the evening. On the other hand, one cannot move to all desired destinations by available bus service in Dhaka Metropolis. It is very difficult for females to travel by bus owing to limited service, too many passengers and un-civilized behaviour of a section of male passengers. But it is unfortunate that in the past, the governments ignored the acute need of city dwellers. In the name of traffic jam, rickshaws are not allowed on many roads. Then how will the general people move? 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 facilitate the movement of middle-income group people as well as movement of patients.
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