Auto-rickshaw
End of passengers' harassment urged
Speakers at a rally yesterday demanded CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers to stop harassing passengers and that footpaths be clear of illegal establishments.
Citizen Solidarity, a human rights organisation, arranged the rally in front of the National Museum at Shahbag, said a press release.
Speakers said the dearth of adequate public transport facilities and roads in the capital cause inhuman suffering to commuters.
Few buses and auto-rickshaws, which are available, ask exuberant fares from passengers, they said.
They condemned auto-rickshaw owners for taking about Tk 850 as daily fee instead of Tk 600 allotted by the government. They said ultimately this extra charge falls on the passengers.
Speakers urged the government to provide adequate bus service and more means of public transportation to end commuters' suffering.
They also demanded that government carry out its promise of clearing footpaths of all illegal establishments including hawkers' stalls and makeshift shops, the release said.
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