‘Seating Service’ to continue for 15 days more
BRTA postpones its ongoing drives against seating or gate lock bus services for next 15 days. However, the special service buses must follow the govt-set fare chart.
Wed Apr 19, 2017 06:56 PM Last update on: Wed Apr 19, 2017 07:59 PM
In absence of monitoring, city bus operators continue to charge passengers higher in the name of “sitting”, ”gate-lock” “nonstop” and other so-called special services. One “Kom-stoppage” bus even boasts that it stops at fewer places. Star file photo
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority today postponed its ongoing drives against “Seating Service” or “Gate Lock” bus services for next 15 days.
The decision came following a meeting between BRTA and leaders of bus owners at the BRTA head office in Dhaka, said Khandker Enayetullah, general secretary of Dhaka Sarak Paribahan Samity.
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However, the “special service” buses must follow the fare chart fixed by BRTA, he added.
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“Drives against charging extra fares and unfitness of the buses will continue as usual,” Enayetullah told The Daily Star.
A joint meeting will be convened within the next 15 days to bring the “Seating Service” buses under a discipline, he added.
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