Dhaka, March 21 -- Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. A. F. M. Khalid Hossain said on Friday that the air ticket syndicate for Umrah has been disbanded.

"The practice of selling tickets at inflated prices through group bookings by syndicates has been stopped," he said in his speech as the chief guest at the inauguration of the District Model Mosque and Islamic Cultural Center in Cox's Bazar.

He said that now tickets must be booked using the passport number of the concerned passenger. If a ticket is not issued within three days, the booking will automatically be canceled.

This move aims to eliminate the practice of booking group tickets and raising prices by double or triple.

"A policy has been put in place to address this issue," he added....