The government will bring easy-bike and other three-wheelers under the purview of registration to ensure road safety and curb accidents on roads and highways across the country. The government will bring easy-bike and other three-wheelers and auto-rickshaws under the purview of registration
As road safety authority failed to achieve the target to halve the number of road accident fatalities by last year, it is now going to extend the deadline by another 10 years.
As part of a new action plan, the authority wants to reduce 20 to 25 percent of road accident fatalities and injuries by the end of the 2024 by setting the National Road Safety Strategic Action Plan-2021-2024 into motion.
A draft of the action plan has already been prepared and is expected to be placed before today s meeting of National Road Safety Council (NRSC) for approval, said Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Chairman Nur Mohammad Mazumder while speaking to The Daily Star yesterday.
Bike registration fee to come down further
Sohel Hossain Patwary
12th February, 2021 09:58:44
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has proposed to withdraw the 15 per cent supplementary duty on the registration fees of motorcycles.
The BRTA’s proposal came after the government had halved motorcycle registration fees earlier this month.
Withdrawal of the supplementary duty will help boost the sales of the two-wheelers amid its growing popularity in Bangladesh, market insiders said.
As per the new rate, the registration cost for a motorcycle of up to 100cc came down to Tk 2,000 from previous Tk 4,200. For bikes over 100cc, the registration fee has been cut to Tk 3,000 from Tk 5,600.
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has proposed to withdraw the 15 per cent supplementary duty on the registration fees of motorcycles. The BRTAs proposal came after the government had halved motorcycle registration fees earlier this month. Withdrawal of the supplementary duty
A brief look at the auto industry in Bangladesh
Photo: Akif Hamid
The rapid growth of our economy and people s purchasing power has seen a rise in demand for personal transport. People are buying more cars and motorcycles than ever before, being able to pay their way through the duty inflated prices. To support this higher demand, more and more transport manufacturers have set up or setting up plants for local production. We have analysed both industries to see their current state and what the future holds for them.
Starting with four wheels, the car market in Bangladesh is small compared to many of our neighboring countries. Bangladesh s automobile density the number of vehicles per unit length of the roadway is as low as 0.5 percent, compared to the global average of 12 percent. Data from Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) shows that there are a total of 4,471,625 registered vehicles in the country, of which only 370,519 are registered as Private Passenger Car foll