And on Saturday morning, 30 vessels headed to different parts of the country from Sadarghat but launch operations stopped around 3:30 pm. Asked about the matter, Mamunur Rashid, a launch owner, said, "It's not possible to run the launch without increasing the fare. So all the owners have decided against continuing launch services.”However, he said the decision did not come from the Launch Owners' Association. A meeting with Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority on a hike in the launch fare was scheduled for Saturday. In light of the hike in fuel prices, launch owners have called for the fares to be doubled.

Source: bd News24 November 06, 2021 23:29 UTC