The private intra-city bus owners of Dhaka have said they will comply with the government decision to allow a 50 per cent discount on bus fares for students, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday. The owners will announce the decision by today at a press briefing, said Obaidul Quader, also the general secretary of Awami League, at the party’s Dhanmondi office. On Friday, the minister said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked them to reduce fares by 50 per cent in BRTC buses. Also read: Govt to allow half fares in BRTC buses for students: Obaidul Quader On November 3, the government raised the prices of diesel and kerosene by Tk 15 per litre prompting the transporters to enforce an indefinite strike in the country on November 7 demanding a hike in bus fares.