The fare for long-haul buses has increased from Tk 1.42 per kilometre to Tk 1.80, a 26.76 percent jump. Khandokar Enayet Ullah, an influential transport owners’ leader, urged the owners and workers to call off the strike after a meeting with the BRTA. Transport owners demanded a 40 percent hike in bus fares at the meeting with the BRTA. Supply plummeted during the transport strike, wholesalers at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar said. ORDINARY PEOPLE, THE ULTIMATE SUFFERERSCommuters struggled on the first workday of the week due to the public transport strike.

Source: bd News24 November 07, 2021 20:16 UTC