DHAKA, MARCH 18, 2026 (BSS) – Bangladesh Railway collects fares at fixed rates, and there is no scope for travelling ticket examiners (TTEs) or ticket counters to charge excess fares during rail journeys.

Recently, propaganda has been circulated on different social media platforms claiming that excess fares are being collected by TTEs and at railway counters, and the matter has come to the notice of the railway authorities.

If any passenger is found travelling without a ticket, the railway authority can charge the actual fare along with a fine equal to the fare, according to railway rules, said a PID handout issued today.

Recently, a passenger who travelled to Dhaka Airport Railway Station on the Joyontika Express from Sylhet without a ticket was detected by a TTE. The railway authority realised Tk 820, including the regular fare of Tk 410 for the Dhaka-Sylhet route.

The railway authority has instructed officials to stop selling short-distance tickets during Eid so that no passenger can travel long distances using a short-distance ticket.

As Bangladesh Railway is a public transport service and the personnel involved in fare collection are salaried employees, there is no scope for any railway employee to collect additional fares outside the prescribed rules.

If there are any allegations of additional fare collection by railway employees, legal action will be taken against those responsible.

However, the handout said such misinformation being spread on social media in a negative manner is harming the reputation of the railway. It urged all concerned, including passengers, to remain cautious in this regard.