The ban imposed by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on the operation of cell-phone app based taxicab service Uber will continue until it takes approval from the authorities concerned.
BRTA director (engineering) Nurul Islam told this to Prothom Alo on Tuesday after a meeting between BRTA and representatives of Uber.
The BRTA on 25 November issued a circular declaring the Uber service unlawful and illegal after the US-based online transport network service launched its operation in Dhaka on 22 November.
The circular was published as advertisement in different dailies.
Nurul Islam said the BRTA asked the Uber representatives to submit an application detailing the plan of operation in the country in next three weeks.
And then, he said, the BRTA will make decision on it.
On 22 November, Uber launched its on-demand car ride services in the perennially jammed Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, saying it would help reduce congestion in one of the world’s largest metropolises.
Uber Technologies Inc – a worldwide online transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California — develops, markets and operates the Uber mobile “app”, which allows customers with smartphones to submit a trip request, which the software programme then automatically sends the customer’s location details to the nearest Uber driver.
Uber drivers use their own personal cars.
Source: Prothom Alo
