NID for railway ticket : Perplexed passenger

Female kabaddi player Sharmin Akhter arrived at Kamalapur station at 9 am. The destination is Sylhet.  Without completing the registration with National Identity Card number and date of birth train tickets cannot be taken. With this new rule and the absence of voter ID, the registration process has become a difficult task for her. After waiting for an hour, she tried to register with another person's voter ID, but she could not. Many people have to fall into such irony.

Starting from today, online and over-the-counter ticket collection by registering with voter ID card has been started with the principle of ,` Whose ticket is his journey'. This method was inaugurated by the Minister of Railways Nurul Islam Sujan at 9 am.

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Responding to a question whether passengers and railways are ready for this system, the railway minister said, 'We have only started. Gradually everything will be implemented. Passengers will also get used to it.’

Only one registration booth at Kamalapur station. Is it possible to fully assist passengers? When asked, the minister said, 'I have seen only one registration assistance booth. It will be extended.'

Talked with Ashikur Rahman in the station square. He has come to Dhaka for admission coaching. He came to Kamalapur to go home by train, but had to go back because he did not have a voter ID card. He said, 'We don't have an ID card, so how can we go? Parents' ID card is also not with them. So I didn't register, I didn't get the ticket either. Going back now.' 

When asked about the overall issue, Kabir Uddin, the railway official and in charge of the registration booth, said, "We are registering the passengers who are not able to register online and buy tickets since morning. Many people still don't know the system. That's why it's crowded. But if everyone comes according to the serial, the work can be completed quickly.

When asked about the reason for the delay in the return message, he said, "Many people give wrong voter ID number and date of birth, so the return message is delayed or does not come." But even if everything is fine, at least 10 minutes should be given.