Half Pass: Ctg Bus Owners Likely to Follow Dhaka's Lead

Chattogram city bus owners gave a positive indication to cut fares by half for students, revealed Chattogram Metropolitan Bus Owners Association Secretary-General Belayet Hossain Belal on Friday, reports UNB.

In the face of massive protest, a meeting between several bus owners’ associations followed where this was agreed upon. It would be announced at a press conference on Sunday, Belayet Hossain Belal said.

"We sat down with the various bus owners’ association leaders and discussed half fare for the students and several other issues.”

The bus fare for the students at the port city would be similar to that of Dhaka, he hinted.

Demanding half bus fare in Chattogram, students from various educational institutions had been staging demonstrations for the last few days, expressing solidarity with the students of Dhaka.