Smart card, free ride, special concession
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Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) spelled out the details and conditions regarding metro rail fare in a circular yesterday.
Citizens will get a 10-percent concession if they uses their “smart card” to pay for their ride.
The circular also read that metro rail authorities can give special concession to people with special needs for each of their trips.
Wounded freedom-fighters would also be allowed to travel free of cost.
The maximum fare for a journey from Uttara to Kamalapur would be Tk 100, and minimum fare would be Tk 20. The fare for each kilometre is set at Tk 5.
DTCA also published a detailed fare chart, which will partially come into operation from December.
Shabiha Pervin, DTCA’s executive director, confirmed the information with The Daily Star last night.
On Tuesday, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader announced that the metro fare has been set following prime minister’s approval.
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