Dhaka, April 7 -- Public transport operators will extract an additional Tk 9.84 billion from the passengers before this Eid journey despite various government efforts to stop the collection of extra fares, alleged a passenger welfare association.

About 10.6 million people are going home from Dhaka and surrounding areas using different modes of transport during this Eid-ul-Fitr rush, Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity) said in its field observation on road, rail, waterways and air routes in Dhaka from April 03 to April 06.

The association talked to the government vigilance team in this regard.

The vigilance team said that if any passenger complains, they would take action. Passengers, however, co...