Lack of passengers in Dhaka-Barishal launch even after fares are slashed

Own Correspondent, Dhaka, July 3: Within a week of the inauguration of the Padma Bridge, the launch fare of the Barishal-Dhaka route has been reduced, and the number of launches on the route has also been decreased. Though the situation is expected to return to normal, the owners and employees say that the fare of deck has come down by almost half in the last one week, fare of the first class cabin has gone down by Tk 500 and the second class sofa fare has gone down by Tk 100-200 in the last few days.