Quader asks bus owners not to collect extra fares
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Communications Minister Obaidul Quader Monday asked bus operators not to realize extra fares from passengers before the government resettle the issue, reports BSS.
"Extra fares would not only cause havoc to civic life, but also embarrass the government and the communications minister," he said while speaking at a meeting of Sharak Paribahan Malik Sramik Oikya Parishad (SPMSOP) at city's Sayedabad Bus Terminal.
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, Habibur Rahman Mollah, MP, Dhaka City police commissioner Benzir Ahmed, chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Ayubur Rahman and SPMSOP Convenor Khandoker Enayet Ullah also spoke.
Obaidul Quader said steps have been taken to repair the dilapidated roads and highways across the country, in order to ensure better journey by people and prevent road accidents.
The drivers, helpers and transport owners have a big role to ensure safe journey for people in general, he added.
Shajahan Khan said roads accidents were not caused mainly due to reckless driving by drivers as poor road conditions and lack of road safety awareness among passengers contribute significantly to it. He urged the communications ministry to take more steps to train drivers.
"Extra fares would not only cause havoc to civic life, but also embarrass the government and the communications minister," he said while speaking at a meeting of Sharak Paribahan Malik Sramik Oikya Parishad (SPMSOP) at city's Sayedabad Bus Terminal.
Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan, Habibur Rahman Mollah, MP, Dhaka City police commissioner Benzir Ahmed, chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Ayubur Rahman and SPMSOP Convenor Khandoker Enayet Ullah also spoke.
Obaidul Quader said steps have been taken to repair the dilapidated roads and highways across the country, in order to ensure better journey by people and prevent road accidents.
The drivers, helpers and transport owners have a big role to ensure safe journey for people in general, he added.
Shajahan Khan said roads accidents were not caused mainly due to reckless driving by drivers as poor road conditions and lack of road safety awareness among passengers contribute significantly to it. He urged the communications ministry to take more steps to train drivers.