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Student fare concession: BRTA’s second meeting with bus owners ends in stalemate

He did not elaborate on the matter. "Train and launch services will remain suspended as the ongoing restrictions have been extended ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr," he said. Although public buses did not run on the city streets for 22 days amid the Covid-19 restrictions, traffic had been increasing over the past few days. In the absence of public transport, people took rickshaws, CNG-run auto-rickshaws and cars on rent to reach their destinations. Yesterday, after buses started operating again, Dhaka once again witnessed its perennial traffic congestion. Police said it happened due to a huge pressure o...

‘Lockdown’: Dhaka witnesses significant rise in public, vehicular movement All mode of transport, except buses, plying the roads in Shyamoli, Dhaka on April 21. Photo: Muntakim Saad Star Digital Report Star Digital Report Despite "strict lockdown" imposed by the government, Dhaka today witnessed a significant rise in public and vehicular movement due to lax monitoring by the law enforcers. Visiting main thoroughfares in Shyamoli, Asad Gate, Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Dhanmondi and Farmgate, our correspondent found all mode of transport, except buses...

‘Strict Lockdown’: Movement of people, vehicles increase All mode of transport, except buses, plying the roads in Shyamoli, Dhaka on April 21. Photo: Muntakim Saad Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Despite the "strict lockdown" that has been imposed by the government to contain coronavirus spread, the capital yesterday witnessed a significant rise in public and vehicular movement because of lax monitoring by the law enforcers. Visiting the main thoroughfares in Shyamoli, Asad Gate, Mohammadpur, Mirpur, Dhanmondi, and Farmgate areas, our co...

Day 5 of ‘strict lockdown’: movement of people, vehicles on the rise in Dhaka Public movement and vehicles increased on most streets in Dhaka on Sunday, the first day of the week. The photo is taken from Mirpur Road in the capital. Photo: Muntakim Saad Star Digital Report Star Digital Report As the "strict lockdown" rolled into the fifth day, public movement and vehicles increased on most streets in Dhaka on the first day of the week. A long tailback was seen on Airport Road -- from Banani to Uttara -- around 10:00am, witnesses said. Hundreds o...