Rickshaw pullers in Dhaka always charge extra fares. Even for a short distance, passengers have to pay Tk50 to Tk70. For school students or their guardians, the fare doubles.
To ease this suffering, an electric shuttle bus service has been launched on a trial basis in the Bashundhara Residential Area.
Passengers, particularly school students, are happy with the service since the shuttle bus fare is much lower compared to rickshaws.
This environment-friendly, comfortable, and spacious vehicle can accommodate 10-12 passengers at a time.
A school student said, “The new vehicle is very good. A rickshaw ride costs more than Tk40, whereas the shuttle bus fare is only Tk10.”
As this vehicle is open, affordable, and comfortable, passengers have called for the service to be expanded widely.
Initially, two shuttle buses were operating from the Bashundhara entrance of 300 Feet Road to the pocket gate of Evercare Hospital. The number of buses is expected to increase soon.
