The information was given in parliament on Tuesday on behalf of Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, who is undergoing treatment in Singapore for his kidney and blood ailments after a heart attack. When some firms like Uber, Pathao and Shohoz launched ridesharing services in Bangladesh in 2016, the government had no guidelines for such companies. The guidelines made enlistment certificate from Bangladesh Road Transport Authority or BRTA compulsory for the companies and the owners of the vehicles used for the services. Some 16 ridesharing companies have applied for listing after the ridesharing services guidelines were made, but it could not be possible to issue any enlistment certificate due to their non-compliance of certain conditions, the minister replied to the question by Nasimul Alam Chowdhury MP. The app-based ridesharing firms had also been asked to meet the conditions, said the minister.

Source: bd News24 March 05, 2019 16:41 UTC