The authorities today increased the fares of all buses, including inter-district bus services, although the minimum bus fares in Dhaka and Chattogram city will remain unchanged at Tk10 and Tk8 respectively.
The government on Saturday issued a gazette notification stating, "The revised fares of buses and minibuses will be effective from Sunday."
As per the new fare chart, passengers will have to pay Tk2.20 per kilometer, instead of Tk1.80, for inter-district and long-haul buses and minibuses.
The fare of buses and minibuses running in the Chattogram metropolitans and Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) areas - Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Narsingdi, Gazipur, Manikganj and Dhaka districts - has been increased to Tk2.40 per kilometer from Tk2.05.
Therefore, the fares for intracity and long-haul buses will go up by 17% and 22.2% respectively.
The new fares are not applicable for CNG-run buses.
Earlier, the fare committee of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) recommended increasing the fares of all buses, including inter-district bus services by 22% and intra-city bus services by 16%
On Friday, the government increased fuel oil prices by 42.5% to 51.6%, the highest in 20 years, dealing a big blow to people already overwhelmed by skyrocketing prices of essential goods amid record inflation.
