Each vessel has 45 seats and charges passengers Tk90 for round trips Dhaka TribunePassengers prefer this mode of transport not only because it is different, but also because it enables them to avoid traffic congestion and overcrowding. They also find it pocket friendly since a round trip costs them Tk90 and a single ticket is Tk30.Also Read- Water taxis increase in popularity, plans for expansion
Even then, there are some major drawbacks to the service. Apart from malodorous water, the queues are long and each taxi waits 15 minutes extra for passengers to arrive before departing. Passengers also need to walk a fair bit from the landing location to the main road. In addition to these problems, though each vessel has 45 seats, there are only eight to ten life jackets and two life guards on board. FDC terminal Counter Master Md Sohagh Rana said: “Passengers sometimes take recreational water taxi rides. That is why we get the most passengers on Fridays.”
