Bus owners have decided to abolish seating and gate-lock services from the local buses operating in Dhaka city within the next three days -- to stop overcharging passengers.
There will be inspection teams to ensure the implementation of the decision, said Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association Secretary General Khandaker Enayet Ullah during a press conference today.
Eleven such teams will be formed this afternoon, consisting bus owners and transport workers as members, to ensure that no extra fare is charged. The teams will monitor the situation with the help of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police, he added.
Tags will be put on each CNG-run and diesel-run bus within these three days, he also said adding that CNG-run buses are not supposed to charge the new increased fare.
Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association and Bangladesh Road Transport Worker's Federation jointly organised the press conference over the hike of bus fare at the association's Dhaka office.
A letter was sent to concerned authorities in and outside Dhaka so that extra fare cannot be charged from commuters, Khandaker Enayet Ullah added.
