Advance tickets for long-route buses and launches start selling on August 15 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
The Bangladesh Railway authorities, meanwhile, at a meeting at Rail Bhaban on Sunday decided to start selling advance ticket on August 21 and continue the sale for five days, an official attending the meeting told New Age.
The official, however, said that the date might be changed. Leaders of bus owners' association said that they would start selling advance ticket of long route buses on August 15.
The respective bus company will, however, prepare separate schedule of advance ticket sale and make their schedule public within a week, a leader of the association told New Age.
The association is likely sit in a meeting to fix the date by this week.
The launch owners will start selling advance tickets on August 15. The decision came at a meeting of the shipping minister with the launch owners, and other government agencies concerned in the ministry conference room on August 4.
At the meeting, shipping minister Shahjahan Khan warned of stern actions against those who will charge extra fare or sell tickets in 'black market'.
He also directed the Bangladesh Inland Waterways (passenger carrier's) Association to erect temporary ticket booths at the city's Motijheel or Purana Paltan so that the passengers could manage the tickets without hazards.
Badiuzzaman Badal, senior vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Inland Water-ways (passenger carrier's) Association, told New Age that the owners would hold a meeting tomorrow to fix the date of selling advance ticket.
Source : New Age
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