<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Long-distance public transport fares have been reduced by 5 paisa per km. It came down from Tk 2.20 to Tk 2.15 per kilometer, according to reports.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, in Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan areas, the fare has been fixed at Tk 2.45 from Tk 2.50. Also, the minimum fare in the city has been fixed at Tk 8 from Tk 10, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>Road Transport and Highways Department Secretary ABM Aminul Ullah Noor announced the new fare in a meeting organised at the BRTA office in Banani of the capital on Wednesday (August 31) afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>On the other hand, a meeting was called regarding re-fixing of fares of diesel-run buses and minibuses due to fall in diesel prices.</div><div><br></div><div>Khandkar Enayet Ullah, Secretary General of Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association proposed to reduce the bus fare by 5 paise per kilometer in the meeting. He made this proposal as the price of diesel was reduced by Tk 5 per litre.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>