BRTA recommends 80pc bus fare hike

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Saturday recommended raising bus fare by 80 per cent as bus owners have been directed to carry 50 per cent passengers to prevent the transmission of coronavirus, reports UNB.

“Road, transport and bridges ministry will take the final decision” BRTA acting chairman Yunus Ali Molla told UNB.

The government on Thursday issued a gazette notification allowing limited operations of public transport and offices from 31 May to 15 June amid the coronavirus outbreak.

It said public transports – buses, trains and vessels – will have to maintain health guidelines.

The notification also said that all government, semi-government and autonomous offices will resume under self-management but ailing staff and pregnant women have been asked to refrain from joining work.