Launch Fare Hiked As Well

Bus fares have already been hiked in the wake of the diesel price hike. Due to this, the launch fare has increased this time. Launch fare has been increased by 35.29 percent. The launch strike has been called off.

A meeting of launch owners with the government at the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) office in the capital's Motijheel on Sunday (November 7th) decided to increase fares and call off the strike.

Launch fare has been fixed at Tk 2.30 paise instead of Tk 1.60 paise for 100 km and from Tk 1.40 paise for 100 km up to Tk 2. The minimum fare per person has been increased from Tk 18 to Tk 30.

The meeting started at 3:50 pm chaired by of BIWTA Chairman Commodore Golam Sadeq. The meeting lasted till 6:30 pm.

The meeting was attended by Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport (YAP) and Badiuzzaman Badal, Senior Vice President, Shahidul Islam Bhuiyan, Secretary General of Bangladesh Launch Owners Association, Aminur Rahman, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, BIWTA officials and launch owners.