Dhaka College students demand halving bus fare

FE Team | Published: November 18, 2021 22:57:39 | Updated: November 18, 2021 23:36:14

Students of Dhaka College demonstrate blocking the Mirpur Road in front of the college in the city on Thursday, to register their call for half-fare bus rides — FE photo

Hundreds of students from Dhaka College demonstrated outside their college on Thursday demanding half-the-fare for bus ride in the city, reports UNB.
The demonstration halted traffic on New Market-Mirpur Road for one hour and a half, causing sufferings to peak-hour commuters.
Tamim, a master's student of Dhaka College complained that buses charge fare more than the government-fixed rates. The fare collectors and drivers misbehave with passengers for refusing to pay the extra money, he said.
Traffic on the busy
road returned to normal around 11:00 am after police intervention.
The students also threatened to go for movement on next Saturday and Sunday if their demand goes unheeded.
On November 15, a college student was pushed off by a bus driver following an altercation over bus fare in the city's Rampura area.