Ramadan brings disarray to streets, survey finds

Around 98 percent passengers of public transport in Dhaka city are having to pay extra fares during the month of Ramadan, said a survey of a passengers’ platform. Around 68 percent passengers of buses are forced to get on or off from moving buses, while 36 percent bus passengers have to stand inside bus even after paying for “seating service.” Around 95 percent passengers face sufferings in public transport regularly and 90 percent of them express discontent over the situation, it said.