2024-06-11 12:14:15
Fare anarchy and street accidents are growing each Eid as a result of the federal government is pandering to the transport owner-labour leaders. Because of this, the Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Affiliation has demanded efficient measures to scale back passenger harassment, fare anarchy and street accidents within the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
On Monday (June 10), Dhaka Reporters Unity held a dialogue titled ‘Civil society’s concern over improve in fare anarchy and street accidents throughout Eid journey’. Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samiti organizes this dialogue assembly.
Within the idea paper of the assembly, Secretary Normal of Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Affiliation Mozammel Haque Chowdhury mentioned that the federal government has introduced to take strict measures to cease the gathering of extra fares yearly on Eid, however held an Eid preparation assembly with the revenue companions of the gathering of extra fares. Regulatory our bodies, transport house owners and labor unions are accountable for stopping extreme fare assortment, however all of them work collectively to run fare anarchy. Along with the regulatory our bodies, transport house owners and labor union leaders are accountable for the monitoring committee fashioned to cease the motion of unfit automobiles. The truth is that greater than 90 p.c of commuters should pay double to triple the fare to go residence each Eid. Even when BRTA doesn’t cease accumulating further fares, it instructs passengers to pay the fare until the ultimate vacation spot of their route allow even when they journey brief distances.
He mentioned that those that are concerned in street extortion are given the accountability of stopping street extortion throughout Eid Yatra. In consequence, extortionists block the choice to cease extortion. Those that sponsor Lakkad-Jhakkar buses are given the accountability of stopping Lakkad-Jhakkar buses throughout Eid Yatra. Each Eid there’s a strict ban on carrying passengers on the roof of unfit buses, in open vehicles, in items transport. However because of the transportation disaster and extreme fare assortment, low earnings folks can’t be prevented from touring in these transports. Once more, those that are presupposed to cease these transports cease these automobiles from place to put.
He additionally mentioned that the accountability of stopping the motion of those automobiles is being given to the beneficiaries of Nasimon-Karimon, Bhatvti, auto-rickshaw motion on the nation’s roads and highways. By doing this, nothing is being executed. Relatively, street accidents, lack of life because of chaos in transport, harassment and fare anarchy are growing. Regardless of spending lakhs of rupees to enhance roads, the federal government’s picture is extraordinarily questionable in stopping site visitors chaos and street accidents.
Eminent journalist Abu Saeed Khan, Professor Robayet Ferdous of Dhaka College, outstanding lawyer Abdullah Al Hasan Shakib, Vice President of Passenger Welfare Affiliation Tawhidul Haque Liton, Joint Secretary Normal M. Monirul Haque and others gave speeches.