Dhaka, March 24 -- Road, air and waterway tickets are being overcharged arbitrarily, thereby creating anarchy ahead of Eid, says a passenger rights group, calling for an immediate end to this anarchy.

In such a chaotic situation, extra fares ranging from Tk 300-1,500 are being charged for AC-non/AC buses on various routes from Dhaka to northern region this year, according to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.

"Double fares are being charged on buses on various routes from Chittagong to the country's north," it said in a statement on Sunday based on such information from Comilla, Noakhali, Feni, Bogura, Naogaon, Panchagarh and Thakurgaon.

Meanwhile, advance Eid tickets are being sold arbitrarily at extra fares on various routes in the ...