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months. But the situation went back to usual from the beginning of this year. POS machines are no longer in use it seems,” he said.
The Dhaka Road Transport Owners’ Association introduced the e-ticketing system on November 13 last year, originally encompassing 1,643 buses from 30 companies, with the goal of extra fare collection on Dhaka city and suburban routes. On January 10 of this year, an additional 717 buses from 16 businesses joined the initiative in the second phase.
The e-ticketing system was then further expanded to 947 more buses from 13 additional companies on March 1. Currently, 3,307 buses from 59 firms are expected to use e-tickets as per the association’s decision.
Contacted, Khandkar Enayet Ullah, secretary-general of the Dhaka Road Transport Owners’ Association, reiterated the association’s commitment to collect fares through e-tickets. “There is no lack of effort from our side. But it is not possible for us to monitor every single bus. Passengers should also be aware of this.”
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Samia’s parents contacted the police with the information, but they were unable to trace the message. After this, the abductors made no further contact.
When contacted, Md Shariful Islam, additional superintendent of police in Tangail, said, “We could not trace the abductors, following the audio message, as it might have been sent using an app. She was possibly strangled.”