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Govt urged to formulate fair transport policy

Staff Correspondent
Speakers at a press conference yesterday demanded the government refixes daily deposition money of CNG-run autorickshaws and taxicabs.
They also urged the government to re-fix the fare of first two kilometres of the autorickshaws atTk 15 instead of dienewrate.
They also demanded to re-fix the fare of first two kilometres of yellow taxicabs (air-conditioned) at Tk 30 instead of Tk 40, Tk 25 (non-A/C) instead of Tk 30 and Tk 20 for black taxicabs so that commuters can travel at minimum fares.
The speakers urged the government to formulate a fair transport policy keeping in mind the greater interest of general public.
Citizens Rights Movement (CRM) organised the press conference to press home their demands at the National Press Club in the city.
In a written statement. CRM Secretary General TUsher Rehman said there is no logical reason behind hiking the fares of CNG-driven vehicles though the government increased the CNG (compressed natural gas) price recently.
“Owners of the CNGrun vehicles have long been charging far more fares before the recent CNG price hike and still they are charging more," he said.
Sufferings and harassment have become regular phenomenon for commuters to get CNG-run auto
rickshaw and taxicabs and even some drivers do not want to go in meter cabbration, he said, adding that some drivers are still asking Tk 10 to Tk 20 extra fare than meter rate.
“Many taxicab and auto-rickshaw drivers directly say no to passengers if they want to go short distance," he said.Tusher alleged that ignoring government rules and decisions, owner's of these vehicles once again started to collect extra deposit and the CNG-run bus owners are also plotting to increase fares.
Writer and joumahst Syed Abul Maksud said transport sector is the 'most corrupt sector' among other sectors which are considered as 'corrupt' and whenever the government hikes the fuel price, it intensifies
public woes and sufferings.
Other demands include ensuring pure meter in the CNG-run auto rickshaw and taxicabs, fixation of fare of CNG-driven bus at Tk 0.50 per kilometre, launching 1000 more Volvo double-deckers to ease traffic movement and formation of'Antazila Sank Paribahan Samonnoy Parishad (Interdistrict Road Transport Coordination Council)' comprising representatives from communications ministry, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), owners and wo ricerand social organisations.
Citizens Rights Movement President Prof Masud Rahman. Ruhin Hossain Prince of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and PEACE Secretary General IfrnaHusain also spoke.