CNG-run auto rickshaw owners on Saturday threatened to call a 48-hour strike May 26-27 in the Dhaka metropolitan city if their 10-point demand is not met before the date. The demands include raising economic life of the CNG-auto rickshaw to 15 years from existing 11 years; raising deposit money to Tk 900 from Tk 600; ... Read more
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Meter means nothing
CNG-run vehicles violating all rules Hop on an auto-rickshaw, tell the driver where you want to go in the capital, go there and pay him what the meter says. This was probably the original idea behind installing meters in every CNG-run auto rickshaw in the capital. The authorities had presented city dwellers with a rosy ... Read more
HC for action against errant 3-wheelers
Private Yet Not Private HC for action against errant 3-wheelers The High Court (HC) yesterday asked the government to explain in three weeks why it should not be directed to take action against “private” CNG-run three-wheelers illegally operating on a commercial basis in and around the capital. Issuing a suo moto rule, the HC asked ... Read more
Private yet up for hiring
Unscrupulous operators of CNG three-wheelers find a way as govt not registering commercial ones since 2004; bribery keeps lawmen’s eyes shut A large number of private CNG-run three-wheelers ply the city streets as vehicles for hire, flouting their registration rules. With the word “private” inscribed on their bodies, the grey vehicles wait at bus stops ... Read more
Drive against CNG auto-rickshaw drivers within a week
The government on Wednesday ordered the authorities concerned to launch a drive against unruly CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers and owners responsible for passengers’ sufferings in the capital. The order came in the wake of widespread complaints against the drivers of the three-wheelers that they were always reluctant to run on meter, rather charged extra-fare from the ... Read more
New CNG fare from today
New fare for the four-stroke CNG-run auto-rickshaw comes into effect today. The lowest fare has been set at Tk 25. As per the revised fare, commuters will have to pay Tk 25 instead of current Tk 14 for the first two kilometres (km). Also, the charge for each subsequent km will be Tk 7 instead ... Read more