Ride-sharing service SAM began operating the first motorcycle-based ride-sharing service in the Bangladesh capital in May, 2016. Drivers have objected to the regulation restricting drivers to working for only one ride-sharing company at a time, saying it defeats the main purpose of the system. “They say ride-sharing companies have to send the list of their drivers to the BRTA … the drivers are the property of the ride-sharing company. SAM’s Imtiaz complained that the regulations had turned the ride-sharing companies into taxi services. When it was pointed out that ride-sharing service operate similarly to taxi companies, he said the situation is different in South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Source: bd News24 May 05, 2018 07:30 UTC