Special discounts for autorickshaw drivers on the occasion of Holy Ramadan

 Rafiqul Islam Rafiq, Kurigram Representative:

Ramzanul Maybarak, to protect the sanctity of Ramadan, autorickshaws have given a discount of 5 taka from the fixed fare throughout the month. Saidul Islam (36) is an auto driver.

The banner hanging on the front and back of a battery operated autorickshaw on the Chilmari-Kurigram road has caught the attention of people from all walks of life in Kurigram.

On Thursday (March 14), a picture of a special discount for auto-rickshaw passengers has gone viral on social media Facebook.

He wrote on the banner hanging on the front and back of his car - 'Tk 5 off fixed fare on the occasion of holy month of Ramadan'.

This autorickshaw driver named Saidul Islam (36) has set an example by reducing the fare of low-income battery-powered autorickshaws during the holy month of Ramadan according to his ability.

On the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, when the prices of daily commodities increase, the battery-powered autorickshaw driver Saidul has set an example by reducing the fare at a special discount for the passengers throughout the month according to his ability.

Anyone who reaches the destination by Saidul Islam's autorickshaw takes Tk 5-10 less than the fixed fare.

Lecturer and journalist Sultan Ahmed said, 'If we come forward from our position in this way, then it is possible to stop this rise in prices.

Like him, we need to have the humaneness of concession in keeping the sanctity of Ramadan. Otherwise, we will be deprived of the education of the month of Ramadan.

Autorickshaw driver Saidul Islam is a resident of Rupar Khamar area of ​​Dharnibari Union of Ulipur Upazila of Kurigram. He has a wife, a son and a daughter in his family life. The boy is in class four in a local school.

In this regard, Saidur Islam, an autorickshaw driver, said, I saw on Facebook before the month of Ramadan that a shop in Saudi Arabia was offering a 40 percent discount on purchases on the occasion of Ramadan. Seeing this, I thought, what can I do for people in Ramadan from my absence. I can't afford it, I have an auto rickshaw, I provide concessions for passengers. From this thought actually I do it. My discount will be available for passengers throughout the month of Ramadan, insha'Allah.

He also said that earlier I used to work in a company in Dhaka. After coming home, I have been driving autorickshaws for the past 10-12 years. My family runs this autorickshaw.

Other autorickshaw drivers are talking unfairly to me after seeing my discount. But I don't mind. Driving my auto, from Chilmari upazila to Kurigram, Ulipur and Rajarhat road. From Ulipur the fare is 30 taka per person in Kurigram, and I am currently charging 20-25 taka.

A person named Aminul Islam from Kurigram Sadar area said that becoming an auto rickshaw driver in the holy month of Ramadan is a very commendable initiative.