BANGLADESH
Bus fares reduced by Tk 0.05 per kilometer
Bus fares have been reduced by Taka 0.05 per kilometer across the country following a decrease of fuel oil prices by Taka 5 per liter.
“Per kilometer fare for long route bus has been fixed at Taka 2.15 instead of Taka 2.20 reducing by Taka 0.05 per kilometer,” Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary ABM Amin Ullah Nuri said at a briefing after a meeting of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority with the transport leaders at its headquarters here.
Besides, the bus fare for Dhaka and Chattogram cities has been fixed at Taka 2.45 instead of Taka 2.50, he added.