Bus operators threatened for reducing fare
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
The Rajshahi Sarak Paribahan Owners' Group (RSPOG) has threatened bus operators on Rajshahi-Dhaka route to shut down their business for reducing fare.The threat came when a section of private transport owners were thinking of reducing bus fare on the route after opening of the 55-kilometre Bonpara-Hatikumrul link road to Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge that reduced the distance by over 85 kilometres. RSPOG directed the Rajshahi-Dhaka bus operators to charge at least Tk 200 for a ticket. "If less than Tk 200 is charged, a fine of Tk 500 will be realised for each ticket, and for non-payment, the bus counter will be kept shut for seven days", said a RSPOG notice hung at the bus stand. The notice is signed by Nazrul Islam, Joint Secretary of RSPOG.
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