Bus fare hike
Not taking into consideration the commuters' plight, the govt surrendered to owners' pressure and increased bus fares. Many bus owners did not even think of consulting with the government in this regard. Bus fare hike has provoked huge altercation between bus staff and commuters. Earlier, a passenger was run over due to scuffle over bus fare.
However, the government has upped bus fares taking into account the price hike of gas. But when CNG run buses were first introduced in Dhaka, the authorities did not classify the fare of CNG-run buses versus oil-run buses. Buses that ran on oil are now running on CNG. But those bus owners have also increased the fare. CNG price is still cheaper than oil price. The fare of the buses run by CNG and oil should not be the same. The govternment should take the above mentioned things into consideration and re-fix bus fares according to the kilometre and also take punitive action against bus owners if do not comply.
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