Dhaka, April 25 -- The Ministry of Shipping is set to hold a meeting with launch owners on April 28 to finalise proposed fare adjustments submitted by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) last week.

"We will sit with the state minister for shipping on April 28 to discuss and finalise the proposed launch fares," Md Badiuzzaman Badal, acting president of the Bangladesh Inland Waterways (PC) Association, said on Friday.

He said the launch owners had written to BIWTA on April 19, seeking a fare increase following a recent fuel price hike ranging between Tk 15 and Tk 20 per litre.

Following the fuel price hike, launch operators have proposed raising fares by as much as 42 per cent. A meeting between BIWTA and representati...