Dhaka bus return ticket; Passengers and workers are both happy

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Passengers were waiting for the bus at Mirpur-12 bus stand. There are several young men in jerseys with the logos of several bus companies selling tickets. Many did not understand this. So when the Noor-e-Makkah bus from the zoo stops, everyone rushes to get on as usual.

But the driver's assistant said, 'Cut the ticket and get on the bus. Can't ride without a ticket. ' Then everyone looked at the youth standing with the e-ticketing machine.

There was quite a surprise waiting for the passengers even while buying the tickets. Fares were collected from the passengers for so long. For example: If someone comes to Jamuna Future Park from Mirpur-1, he has to pay Tk 30. Even if you get off from Mirpur-12 to ECB square, that 30 rupees would be kept! Bus conductors and passengers used to quarrel about it every day. Often it turned into a fight. Passengers were counted by stopping the bus en route. Even if you go half way, you have to pay the full fare. The code name for this illegal activity was 'webill'.

Now with the introduction of e-ticketing, this waybill system has been abolished. As per the distance, the fare is charged through e-ticketing machine. The bus is standing at a certain stop. Passengers and transport workers alike are happy with this. Abdul Hamid, a regular passenger on the Mirpur-12 to Bashundhara route, said, 'For so long, Tk 30 was kept by force. Now in e-ticketing that fare has been reduced by 20 taka. I am paying as much distance as I am going. Another passenger, Nazmun Nahar, said, "There is no chance for any party to cheat because of the ticketing system." This system should not be closed. '

On the other hand, bus workers are also happy with the introduction of e-ticketing. Alamgir Hossain, who worked as a driver's assistant, said, 'Every day we had to fight with the passengers about the fare. Had to swear. We do jobs; I used to pay the rent the way I was told. Now there is no need to fight because the tickets are coming. Both passengers and workers demand that this e-ticketing should not be stopped. They also demanded to make the system more orderly by installing ticket counters.

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