BUET for not renewing CNG auto rickshaws' expiration

BUET Mechanical Engineering department has suggested for not renewing the expiration of 2002 model CNG run auto rickshaws that are plying in the metropolitan areas in Dhaka and Chittagong. They also have suggested for declaring those as out of order and to assemble those in a fresh way.

But the CNG owners as usual seek time.

The CNG run auto rickshaws are passing bad times following introduction of alternative transport like Uber, Pathao or Sam. In this circumstance time limit of more than eight thousand auto rickshaws are going to be expired in this month. Earlier time limit of those auto rickshaws were fixed at 15 years which were increased in three phases.

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) gave three months time to the owners association as the time limit expired on December 31 lastly.

In this situation owners again claimed for expansion of CNG auto rickshaws time limit for another 15 years. Then BRTA sought BUET’s opinion in this regard.

But after examining the auto rickshaws Mechanical Engineering department of BUET suggested for not renewing the time limit as those were not hundred percent fit.

Based on the suggestion, BRTA informed for taking quick decision over auto rickshaws.

BRTA Secretary Mohammad Sowkat Ali said, owners and workers association demanded that if the time limit is not increased then they should be given time for the auto rickshaw replacement.

Dhaka Metropolitan CNG Auto Rickshaw Owners and Workers Association has said, if their demand is not met then owners and workers will be affected financially as well as there is a fear of severe joblessness.

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