So, I chose a rickshaw.”“The streets are filled with rickshaws but they are charging more than double the usual price. The absence of public transport on the streets brought battery-run rickshaws, which are also demanding higher fares, out for long distance hauls. Transport owners and workers called an indefinite nationwide strike in response, demanding either a rise in fares or a reversal of the 23 percent hike. The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority or BRTA said it will hold a meeting on Sunday to make a decision on the issue. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader called for an end to the strike but the transport owners and workers are unwilling to do so before a decision from the government.

Source: bd News24 November 06, 2021 12:18 UTC