“Those who worked with us to offer ride-sharing services earned a minimum of Tk20,000 a month. Ride-sharing was the only means of income for about 50% of their rider partners. Maliha M Quadir, founder of Shohoz, told Dhaka Tribune that about 70% of the people who offered ride-sharing services in Dhaka had come to the capital from other districts. Uber officials said they could not yet measure how much damage had been done by the pandemic, and they could not say anything more until the government issued fresh instructions.
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A total of 100,000 car drivers are partners, while 2,000 motorcyclists sign up weekly. “The motorcyclist did not charge me much, but police stopped us on the street and fined him,” he said.Īccording to the ride-hailing company Uber, 22% of Dhaka’s population have used the Uber app at least once. Salah Uddin, an employee of a private company, said he had availed an unofficial ride as he could not find any other way to commute. About five minutes later, all the motorcyclists had dispersed. When asked why they were still offering rides when the government had ordered the suspension of ride-sharing services, one of the bikers said they could not support their families by staying at home. On a visit to the Mohammadpur area of the capital, this correspondent found seven or eight bikers offering rides for negotiable fees as ride-sharing apps are currently suspended.
I am on the verge of breaking down,” he added. However, this new lockdown is going to make it very difficult to survive in Dhaka. “After the government lifted the suspension on ride-sharing services last year, we were getting back on our feet and earning again. I was able to support my parents well with what I earned and I was able to recover our mortgaged land with the money,” Julhas said. “The income was good, and my parents knew that I was working for prestigious companies. Prior to that, he was unemployed and struggled to support his parents, who have heart conditions.īefore the pandemic, Julhas would work from 9am to 9pm every day, earning Tk30,000-40,000 each month. Julhas Ahmed, 34, came to Dhaka from Faridpur in 2019 and has been working as an Uber and Pathao service provider for the past two years.
The highest number of 104,064 motorcycles were registered in 2018. On April 1 this year, the BRTA again suspended motorcycle ride-sharing services to ensure health safety guidelines and social distancing.Ībout 371,093 motorcycles were registered in Dhaka from 2017, when the ride-sharing services Uber, Pathao and Shohoz were introduced, till February 2021. On September 4, 2020, ride sharing services resumed bike services in Dhaka after a 6-month suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic. About 80% of the vehicles are motorcycles. It will take at least six months to recover the losses incurred during Covid-19 lockdowns, service operators have said.Īccording to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), altogether 23,493 vehicles are listed as ride-sharing providers. The ride-sharing business has again been hit hard by Covid-19, causing suffering to those who are reliant on the industry for their living.
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