The road transport and bridges ministry's move to allow 5000 more CNG-run auto-rickshaws on the city roads runs counter to the Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for Dhaka that holds small vehicles largely responsible for traffic congestion.

Most of the CNG-run auto rickshaws are operating in the port city of Chittagong without fare meters ignoring government directives.

A recent report published in this daily revealed that some auto-rickshaw drivers are not adhering to the new fare chart and the mandatory use of...

Although the new fare of CNG-run auto-rickshaws comes into effect in Dhaka city from today, many three-wheelers have been staying off the streets, causing immense sufferings to the commuters.

The anticipated rise in bus and auto fare has come. The new fares for buses will come into effect from October 1 and for CNG-run auto-rickshaws from November 1.

There will be no compromise with the ban on auto-rickshaws on highways, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.

Low speed and slippery driving make CNG-run auto-rickshaws ideal prey for road crashes causing loss of innocent lives on the highways.

CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers blockaded Dhaka-Chittagong highway for an hour protesting highway ban on the vehicles.