Transport
Understanding between govt, transport owners essential to remove outdated buses, trucks
As soon as one steps onto the roads of Dhaka, one can see rickety buses and trucks puffing out black smoke right in people’s faces, with bus bodies so worn out they could collapse at any moment, posing a serious threat to passengers and pedestrians alike. Not only do they cause accidents, but the black smoke from these vehicles is also extremely harmful to the environment. The removal of these outdated buses and trucks has been discussed for a long time, but no government has been able to implement this properly; the reason being that most of these vehicles are controlled by local political leaders. The majority of vehicle owners are also either political figures themselves or have deep political affiliations within the transport sector. As a result, even the past Awami League government failed to provide any solution in this regard.
Bus fare reduce by 3 paisa per km, effective from Tuesday
After reducing fuel prices, the government has reduced the fares of long-distance and metropolitan diesel buses by three paisa per kilometer, according to notification issued by the Road Transport and Highways Division on Monday (April 1).