Dhaka University has only18 buses, including five teachers' microbuses and two minibuses. To face this conveyance urgency, it has hired three public buses and two double-deckers from Bangladesh Roads and Transport Corporation (BRTC).

"In 1981 Dhaka University bought seven buses; most recently in 1998 it has bought only one bus. Most of the other buses, at least 80-85 percent of D.U buses, have come from different governments," said Mohammed Azizur Rhaman, Senior Transport Manager of Dhaka University.

"The university's existing vehicles have the capacity to carry at best 6,000 students but more than 12,000 students have to be conveyed per day. At minimum, 10 extra buses are immediately needed to meet this transport crisis," he added.

Taka 160.93 lakh was allocated for transport in Dhaka University's 2002-2003 budget, while this amount was Tk 155.30 in 2001-2002. "Though there is no extra allowance or grant allocated in this current year for transport, over the last one year the price of fuel has increased on three occasions. Moreover students have also increased. Inspite of our eagerness to do some thing to meet this crisis, shortage of money is the prime cause that we can't take any step," said Rahman.

Mitu, a non-resident student of D.U. travels from Naraingonj. "Very often I don't get any seat and have to go all the way home as a standing passenger," she said. According to Mitu and others, the overcrowding and heat very often causes fainting and nausea among the students. When asked why she uses university transport despite the problems, she answered, "At least I feel quite secure on university buses, while women have to face more harassment on public transports."