Commuters in Chittagong city vandalised over 20 buses for charging more than the fare fixed by the government. They went on a rampage on Wednesday morning at Bahadderhat, and later the violence spread to Muradpur, Sholo Shahar and the environs of the No 2 Gate.
The violence erupted between furious commuters and transport workers over the charging of excessive fare. Vehicular movement was suspended in several routes of the city till 12:30pm due to the clashes.
Hundreds of people were seen waiting vainly for buses in many places of the city after the clashes, and it was the students of schools and colleges who suffered most due to the suspension of vehicular movement.
Ismail Hossain, officer-in-charge of Panchlaish thana, told New Age that one person was arrested in connection with the violence.
Nurul Alam Chowdhury, general secretary of the Chittagong City Bus, Minibus, Human Hauler Owners' Association, said, 'We have decided to file a General Diary with the police in this connection. We sought help from the police during the violence, but they could not help us as the state minister for home affairs was due in the city.'
During a spot visit, it was seen that though a few ticket counters had been set up in the city, there were no countermen in them. Chittagong City Corporation's mayor, M Manjurul Alam, on July 25 inaugurated the ticket counter service at New Market in the city.
There are a total of 12 routes in Chittagong city which are plied by minibuses and human haulers of 6 transport associations.
Source : New Age
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