AC bus fares to be set soon, digital display chart planned for passengers: Minister Rabiul

Fare charts for air-conditioned (AC) buses and minibuses
will be formulated and finalised soon, Road Transport and Bridges Minister
Shaikh Rabiul Alam said today (9 April).
"Steps will be taken to make
them easily visible to passengers through digital displays," he said while
responding to a written question from independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana in
today's Parliament sitting, chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.
Referring to the Road Transport
Act, 2018, the minister said there is a provision to form committees in each
metropolitan area, division and district to regulate passenger and freight
transport.
These committees determine the number of vehicles based on
road capacity and approve route permits, he added.
The minister said that, under the
same law, public transport fares, including minimum fares, are set or revised
through official gazette notifications.
The Bangladesh Road Transport
Authority (BRTA) then publishes the fare charts on its website and instructs
transport owners or operators to display them visibly inside vehicles.
Currently, fare charts for non-AC
buses and minibuses are already in place, he added.
















