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Article: Toll-collectors damage 57 BRTC buses, cause Tk 3 crore loss.
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- UNB - United News of Bangladesh
- Article date:
- September 2, 2005
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Dhaka, Sept 1 (UNB) - A total of 57 BRTC buses have been damaged allegedly by inter-district private bus operators in last few months out of ill will, forcing the state-sector transport authorities to count Tk 3 crore in loss.Miah M Selim, President of the State Bus Lessee Council, and M Azharul Islam, Secretary of the SBLC, disclosed the damage figures in a written statement.The council of lessees of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) buses said a "mysterious attitude of the police sometimes encourages miscreants" in carrying out the destructive act against government property leased out to them.Giving instance of Monday's incident, they said a ...