Uber, a popular taxi-hailing mobile application, is launched in Dhaka today promising to bring a change in the commuting experience in the busy capital of Bangladesh.
The world’s largest on-demand mobility platform will be available in Dhaka to offer safe, reliable and affordable rides at the push of a button while opening up flexible, economic opportunities for driver-partners, according to a Uber press release.
Among one of their first users in Dhaka, Raffat Binte Rashid and Sharier Khan, said it took them only BDT 400 to come from Uttara to their office in the city’s Karwan Bazar.
They used the Uber app on their smartphones to submit a trip request.
“This was a significantly lower fare than other taxi services that I have used in Dhaka. My fare metered at Tk 400 compared to Tk 600 for other taxis on the same route,” said Sharier Khan, greatly pleased with the service.
-Download the free app from the Apple Store or Google Play
-Sign up using your phone number and email
-Request a ride and a driver will pick you up within minutes
-Simply pay in cash at the end of the ride
“Smart cities are integral parts of the Digital Bangladesh and I’m very excited to have Uber in Dhaka as a part of our efforts to build smart cities. In countries across the world, Uber has been a glaring example of sharing economy and bringing efficiency in our urban life,” Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State Minister of ICT Division said according to the press release.
It will also give our community the ease of having rides at the push of a button. Uber has the potential to bring untapped economic opportunity to Bangladesh, the state minister said.
An American multinational online transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco, California, Uber offers App-based taxi service allowing customers with smartphones to submit a trip request.
Though Uber does not own any cars and just acts like a middleman between customers and cab drivers, it has made the task of booking a cab easier.
Once a person signs up for Uber’s free app and enters relevant credit card information, he/she can call a car by opening the app and giving information about their location. The system says how long the driver will take to arrive.
