Allow public transport right away
Owners urge govt, demand Tk 5,000cr as special incentive
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Transport owners yesterday urged the government to allow them to resume operations of public transport from today considering the plight of thousands of people involved in the sector.
They also demanded allocation of Tk 5,000 crore as special incentive at a low interest rate for the sector so that they could give salary and bonus to their staffers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr and repair vehicles. We want to resume operations of public transport from tomorrow [today]. We are ready to follow all types of health safety guidelines, Romesh Chandra Ghosh, chairman of Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners Association, said at a press conference.