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Although the cost has come down, you still have flaws on your mind; Due to the risk of coronavirus infection.
Nasir told bdnews24.com, “I used to sit in one seat, the next one was empty. He could have kept some distance. Now it will not be done.
“There are people sitting on the bus. I can’t interrupt. Now, even if the virus is somehow removed from someone’s body, there will be nothing to do. “
The new coronavirus is highly contagious and keeping your physical distance is the main way to prevent infection.
Health experts also fear that the risk of infection will increase during this time of the epidemic, as public transportation, including buses, will resume normal operations starting Tuesday.
Public transport was closed last March after a new coronavirus outbreak in the country. Then, as of June 1, public transport with half of the passengers began to operate, so the fare was increased by 60 percent.
Although the government has allowed public transport to operate at Tuesday’s old rate, some conditions have been met.
It has been said that personnel, including the transport driver, must wear a mask. No additional passengers can be carried on the bus or public transport.
Previous bus fare from September 1: Quader
Passengers angered by indifference to hygiene rules in public transport with additional fee
Although there were no complaints about the fare, passengers on the first day of the ‘Nueva Normal’ transport said they were concerned about ignoring sanitary regulations.
Although the epidemic is not over, buses have started running with passengers at all old fares with the permission of the government. The Royal Express bus left Gabtoli in Dhaka for Jessore on Tuesday morning. Photo: Asif Mahmud Avi
Some areas of the capital were visited on Tuesday, and most of the bus drivers and helpers were not wearing masks. There were no masks on the faces of many passengers. Many had masks under their faces, some hanging around their necks, defeating the purpose of wearing masks.
Passengers were also seen pushing as they got on the bus.
Hossain Ali, who came to Motijheel from Mohammadpur on a Rajnigandha Paribahan bus, told bdnews24.com: “Before the coronavirus came, the fare was 20 Tk. Later it became 30 rupees. Today he takes 20 rupees. “
Idris Ali, a passenger on a Trans Silva Paribahan bus on the Mirpur-Jatrabari route, said he had no complaints about the bus fares.
“Dhanmondi has rented 10 rupees of No. 2 to Gulistan. The last days were 15 rupees. “
Zakir Hossain, an aide from the alternative car service running from Motijheel to Mirpur No. 12, said: “The eyes of the passengers are much less due to the rain. For this reason, two people in two seats have sat one at a time in two seats. “
Tuhin, a passenger on the Akash Paribahan bus on the Sadarghat to Uttara route, said that despite the reduction in fares, the buses did not follow hygiene and social distance rules.
“The rent has returned to the previous place. But nobody follows the hygiene rules anymore. In fact, it is not possible for everyone. I can’t even comply. Older and sicker people are at risk. “
Asked about the reason why the mask is not worn, which is officially mandatory, the transport workers said that they could not wear the mask for a long time due to the heat.
Hridoy, a bus attendant in Rajnigandha Paribahan, said: “It is hot to wear masks all day. Itching in the nose and mouth. And the masked face does not call the passengers. Even if I call, nothing will happen to me. “
Images like Dhaka have been seen in other cities, including Chittagong.
In public transport, the coronavirus has begun to transport passengers at the rate prior to the epidemic, but hygiene rules are not being properly followed. Passengers were seen running back and forth in Chittagong’s Tiger Pass area on Tuesday. Photo: Sumon Babu
Fazlur Rahim, a passenger who came to Tiger Pass from Bahaddarhat in the city of Chittagong, told bdnews24.com that although the fare was the same as before, the passengers were taken inside the bus.
Regarding the additional passengers, Kalim Ullah, finance secretary for the Chittagong City Bus-Mini Bus Haller Human Owners Association, told bdnews24.com: Even then, many disagree. The matter is being monitored by the owner ”.
“Many passengers have also been forced to board the bus and do not want to follow the hygiene rules,” he said.
Akash Jamal, a bookstore official who took a bus from Chandgaon in Chittagong to Anderkilla on route number one, said there was no way to get on the bus even if he understood the risk.
“A lot of people have crowded out of the bus seats. I have to get on the bus to live. If you take public transport in this way, the risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus will increase and the number of books will not decrease ”.
Before the infection situation was under control, public transport was restored to its previous state and the health risk increased, said former scientific director of Dr. IEDCR. Mushtaq Hossain.
He told bdnews24.com: “The state of our public transport is already bad. Some rules were followed at the beginning of the infection. But now it is completely broken.”
The Dr. suggested the introduction of special services in public transport for the elderly, women and the sick. Mushtaq.
“There should be a service for those who want to travel in compliance with hygiene standards. It must be done even if the rent exceeds 70 percent. The BRTC public transport can go ahead in this sense or the private transport that wants to do it ”.
Although the epidemic is not over, buses have started running with passengers at all old fares with the permission of the government. The BRTA held a mobile court in Dhaka’s Gabtoli bus terminal area on Tuesday to see if fares and other hygiene rules were being met. Photo: Asif Mahmud Avi
Meanwhile, mobile courts were observed on Tuesday working in different locations in Dhaka and Chittagong to see if hygiene rules were being followed in public transport.
The Chittagong City Shah Amanat Bridge, adjacent to the bus terminal, assaulted the executive magistrate of the district administration. Ali Hasan.
He told bdnews24.com that several trucking companies had been alerted after seeing additional passengers and foot passengers. In addition, a fine of Taka 3,000 has also been imposed for various charges, including the payment of an additional rent.
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