In the face of mass protests for the past few days, the owners of public transports have agreed to take half fares from the students in the capital from December 1.
Khandaker Enayet Ullah, general secretary of the Dhaka Road Transport Owners' Association, made the announcement in a briefing on Tuesday.
Students will have to show ID cards of their schools or colleges while giving half fares. Half fares will be applicable within 7am to 8pm," he added.
However, the half fare policy will not be available on weekly, public and other holidays of the educational institutions. Earlier, they had a meeting with Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader in this regard.