Tk 832cr extra fare collected during Eid journey 

A syndicate in the public transport sector is collecting about Tk 832 crore 30 lakh extra fare from passengers in the name of gratuities during the Eid journey. 

About 1.5 crore passengers, who will leave the capital Dhaka, will have to pay this huge amount of money.

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samiti disclosed the information through an observation report at a press conference organized at the Sagar-Runi Hall of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Wednesday (March 26).

At the same time, the organization has also demanded of the government to form a strong monitoring team for passengers to stop such looting in the name of gratuities during the Eid journey. 

The organization’s Secretary General Md. Mozammel Haque Chowdhury presented the observation report at the press conference.

He said about 15 lakh people will go to their village homes from Dhaka this Eid. Moreover, additional fares are being collected in various public transports mentioning various needs. 

Despite some steps taken by the government agencies to ensure the safe and smooth travel of these passengers, it is not being possible to stop the collection of additional fares, he alleged.