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Transport fare goes up

Staff Correspondent
Transport sector leaders have sharply reacted to the price hike of fuel again and planned to take up the issue with the government as well as announce an action plan to increase transport fare.
Transport fare in many routes already went up yesterday without any decision from the owners.
The latest price hike of fuel (from yesterday) will affect all including the government, transport owners and passengers, said Chairman of Bangladesh Bus Truck Owners Association GM Seraj.
The government has increased fuel price on the ground of price hike in the international market but transport owners have to meet the increased fuel cost by enhancing transport fare, said Seraj, also a BNP lawmaker.
He said fare should be increased by at least 30 per cent to keep the transport sector operative.
The association will hold an emergency meeting this morning to chalk out a charter of demands to be placed before the government, Searj told The Daily Star.
He however pointed out that the government has many options like reducing duty on import of tyres and tubes of buses and trucks to give incentive to transport owners.
Bangladesh Truck Malik Samity last night expressed deep concern over the price increase of all kinds of fuel and blamed the government for this.
Tofazzal Hossain and Rustum Ali Khan, president and general secretary of the samity, in a joint statement said the government pushed the transport sector toward a stagnation by raising fuel price twice in lastthree months.
The fuel price hike will not only hit transport sector but will also have a negative impact on the production of essentials including rice, consequently raising their prices, the state-mentsaid.
The samity has called an emergency meeting on Wednesday at Tejgaon truck terminal to discuss the situation and an action plan to face it.
Shajahan Khan, executive president of Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation, said transport sector could not survive without increasing the fare following fresh price rise of fuel.
Fare should be increased on the basis of increased fuel cost, he added.
Bangladesh Petroleum Dealers Association said fuel price rise will also increase cost of living and have a negative impact on the national economy.
Abdur Rahman and Syed Sajjadul Karim Kabul, president and general secretary of the association, in a joint statement said although the rise in fuel price was affective from yesterday, its supply to fuel stations was stopped Saturday afternoon, creating serious problems.
Long queues of vehicles were seen in front of all fuel stations on Saturday afternoon, they mentioned.
Our Rangamati correspondent reported that transport fair in different routes ofthe district has gone up due to increased fuel price.
In the distirct town, the fare hike is about20 oercent.