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60% fare hike for launch services from Thursday


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  • Bangladesh News Desk
  • Published: 31 Mar 2021, 04:12 PM

Launches will run with 50% of its passenger capacity during this year's Eid journey State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury

State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury has said the government has decided that passenger launches will also carry 50% of its capacity like trains and buses, and launch fares will be hiked from Thursday.  

He said this to the media after attending a meeting on Eid preparations, at the Secretariat on Wednesday.

According to the meeting, launch operators have proposed a 60% hike in fares just like other modes of public transport. 

“Launches will run with 50% of its passenger capacity during this year's Eid journey,” told the state minister.

He also urged to the people not to travel without an emergency as the wave of Covid-19 has been on the rise again.

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