The new fare will be effective from Wednesday, transport owners’ leader Khandaker Enayet Ullah told a media call on Tuesday. Students will be charged half fares from 7am to 8pm every day, excluding weekends and public holidays, said the secretary general of the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners' Association. He also urged all transport owners and workers to help implement the decision. On November 3, the government raised the prices of diesel and kerosene by Tk15 per litre, prompting transport owners to enforce an indefinite strike in the country on November 7 demanding a hike in bus fares. Following the fare hike, students started demonstrating on the streets of Dhaka demanding half fares in public transports.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 30, 2021 18:30 UTC