News Desk :
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority has readjusted the bus fares on 15 southwestern routes as the government has started tolling on Bangabandhu Expressway after opening the Padma Bridge.
In line with the new fares announced on Thursday, a ticket for a trip to Barishal from Dhaka by a 40-seat bus will cost Tk 454, up by Tk 42 from what was fixed on Jun 9 before the opening of the bridge. BRTA raised the fares by Tk 10 per passenger on 13 routes in the region at that time, reports bdnews24.com
It announced the new fares as the tolling on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway began after Thursday midnight. The tolls for the expressway are exclusive of the tolls for the newly opened Padma Bridge, which is on the same Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga route.
BRTA sent letters to the associations of transport owners, informing them about the new fares on the routes that include the Padma Bridge and the expressway.
The new fares per passenger for 40-seat buses are: Dhaka-Barishal: Tk 454, Dhaka-Gopalganj: Tk 423, Dhaka-Khulna: Tk 575, Dhaka-Shariatpur: Tk 257
Dhaka-Barishal-Pirojpur: Tk 580, Dhaka-Bagerhat-Pirojpur: Tk 619, Dhaka-Patuakhali: 561, Dhaka-Madaripur: Tk 344, Dhaka-Satkhira: Tk 689, Dhaka-Faridpur: Tk 323, Dhaka-Bababubazar Bridge-Shariatpur: Tk 257, Dhaka-Kuakata: Tk 767, Cox’s Bazar-Barishal: Tk 1,388, Chattogram-Khulna: Tk 1,192, Chattogram-Barguna: Tk 1,282.
The new fares per passenger for 51-seat buses are:
Dhaka-Barishal: Tk 356, Dhaka-Gopalganj: Tk 332, Dhaka-Khulna: Tk 456, Dhaka-Shariatpur: Tk 211
Dhaka-Barishal-Pirojpur: Tk 455, Dhaka-Bagerhat-Pirojpur: Tk 486, Dhaka-Patuakhali: 440, Dhaka-Madaripur: Tk 270, Dhaka-Satkhira: Tk 541, Dhaka-Faridpur: Tk 253, Dhaka-Bababubazar Bridge-Shariatpur: Tk 201, Dhaka-Kuakata: Tk 601, Cox’s Bazar-Barishal: Tk 1,089, Chattogram-Khulna: Tk 935, Chattogram-Barguna: Tk 1,005.
If a 4-seat bus uses Mayor Hanif flyover in Dhaka, the fare will rise by Tk 9. The rise will be by Tk 6.72 for 51-seat buses.
