Railway tickets in black market
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Train journey is very popular because it is comfortable and cheap. Other than train, all kinds of transports' fare have already hiked. But artificial ticket crisis is the worst problem the passengers are facing nowadays. Passengers do not get tickets even before 10 to 12 days of their journey. Bangladesh Railway has introduced online ticketing system and passengers can look into the screen which shows the availability of seats. The screen always shows that all tickets are sold, even before one week of a journey. Recently, a widespread allegation was made by the passengers that some corrupt railway officials are involved in siphoning off tickets to black marketers. Passengers have also complained that if someone pays extra money to the counter man, s/he can get a ticket easily. A group of black marketers move freely in Kamalapur Railway Station and openly sell tickets charging high price. Ministry of Communications has already got a bad reputation. So, my request to the railway authorities please identify those who are involved in this bad practice and take stern action against them. Otherwise, people will reject this popular service forever.
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