The Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association has criticized a new minister from the BNP government for allegedly legitimizing extortion in the transport sector. In a statement sent to the media on Friday, the association’s secretary general, Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, said that such an approach mirrors the footsteps of a fallen autocrat. The statement accused the minister of seeking favor from transport mafias by endorsing such practices.
According to the association, during the period of the fallen autocrat, extortion in the transport sector had turned into an industry. Some transport owners and labor leaders became extremely wealthy, while certain corrupt police officers were also involved, leaving ordinary citizens too fearful to protest. The association said the minister’s remarks have disappointed the public.
The statement added that extortion in transport increases bus fares for low-income people and raises commodity prices, creating embarrassment for the government.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ২০ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৬, ১৯: ২৫ স্টাফ রিপোর্টার পরিবহন মাফিয়াদের আনুকল্য পেতে নতুন সড়ক মন্ত্রীর দায়িত্ব নিয়ে পরিবহনে চাঁদাবাজির বৈধতা দেওয়া পতিত স্বৈরাচারের পদাঙ্ক অনুসরণের শামিল বলে মনে করেন বাংলাদেশ যাত্রী কল্যাণ সমিতি। গতকাল শ
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