“We welcome such initiatives, but none took any permission from the authority,” BTRA Director (engineering) Nurul islam told The Daily Star today. “Taxicabs are operated under the ‘Taxicab Service Guideline, 2010’. Any company seeking to operate taxicab service would have to obtain permission from the Road Transport and Bridges department. Online taxi service Uber is being operated illegally, the notice said, adding that the service is strictly against the transport rules and regulations of the country. Therefore, the authority requested the owners of Uber and the drives of the vehicles not to engage in such illegal activities.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 25, 2016 09:37 UTC