New rates, new problems
Thanks to the government's initiative to fix the fares of CNGs, the drivers are now asking for Tk. 20/- more than what is registered on the meter. The reason? Now the meter is showing too small a fare. Previously, the fare used to be Tk. 100/- for a trip from Banani to Baily Road. Thanks to the new rate, the meter shows Tk. 70/-. It makes sense to ask for the extra twenty, right? It seems that whatever the government does to reduce the sufferings of the public, the CNG drivers will find their logic to impose their rules of fare. I fail to understand why the govt. fails to adjust their plans. The public has to be at the mercy of the drivers to go with the legal rate.
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