Actions against then who will charge extra fare: DMP

Additional Commissioner (Traffic) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Munibur Rahman has said that the bus-terminal-based surveillance teams will take immediate actions if excessive fare is realized from the passengers instead of the fixed fare.

He said this while briefing reporters about the preparations of DMP’s traffic department over the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha at DMP's media center on Wednesday.

The DMP additional commissioner said that on the occasion of the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha, the holidaymakers will have to get on and get off the buses inside the terminal. 

No passenger can get on and off the bus outside the terminal, he added.

The public transport cannot carry more than the fixed number of passengers, he said. 

He urged all not to carry passengers on the roof of the transports risking their lives.

Long-distance transports will not be able to pick up and drop passengers within the metropolis, he said, adding that the authorities concerned of the owners and employee will ensure the fitness of the public transport. 

No empty trucks or pickups will ply on any long route carrying passengers, he strictly warned.