Auto-rickshaw fare
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In Dhaka city we are helpless before the drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws. They demand exorbitant fares from the passengers, defying all rules. As for example, they demand Tk. 200 for going to Motijheel from Tejgaon whereas the meter shows around Tk. 60 for this distance. The commuters from the middle income group suffer a lot for the lawlessness in this sector. We have learnt that there are about 13 thousand CNG-run auto-rickshaws in Dhaka and only two mobile courts are working to chastise them. But it is simply impossible to control the ongoing anarchy in this sector with only two mobile courts working. So, we urge the authorities concerned to set up more mobile courts to stop this anarchy.
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