Desk Report
Publish: 06 Aug 2022, 06:07 pm
Photo: Collected
A meeting between transport leaders and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has
started. They are holding a meeting to confirm the issue of bus service by
adjusting the new fare in view of the increase in the price of fuel oil.
The
meeting started at 5:20 pm on Saturday (July 6) at the BRTA chairman's office
in Banani of the capital.
BRTA
Chairman Nur Mohammad Majumdar, Director (Administration) Md Azizul Islam,
Director (Operation) Md Lokman Hossain Molla, Secretary ATM Kamrul Islam Tang,
Secretary General of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association Khandaker
Enayet Ullah, Transport Owners, Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) and
labor leaders are present.
Meanwhile,
the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has suggested that due to
the increase in the price of fuel oil, the maximum price of 29 paisa per
kilometer and the launch fee may increase by 42 paisa per kilometer.
According
to the notification, long-distance buses (52 seats) currently charge 1 taka 80
paisa per kilometer. Due to the increase in diesel price, the fare will
increase by 29 paise and will be like 2 taka. That is, the fare will increase by
16.22 percent per kilometer.
In
urban area (52 seat) bus fare is now 2 taka 15 paisa per kilometer. It will
increase by 28 paisa to 2 taka 43 paisa. That is, every kilometer will increase
by 13.16 percent.
Apart
from this, the fare at launch is currently 2 taka 19 paisa per kilometer. 42
paisa increase, the rent will be 2 taka 62 paisa. The fare will increase by
19.18 percent per kilometer.
According
to a press release of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources on
Friday night, the retail price (1 liter) of diesel and kerosene within 40 km of
the depot will be Tk 114, Octane Tk 135 and Petrol Tk 130. Earlier, kerosene and
diesel have been sold at Tk 80 per litre, octane at Tk 89 and petrol at Tk 86.
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