But after travelling without tickets for many years, a 61-year-old retired Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) official chose to listen to his conscience.
Emdadul Haque, a resident of Kanikara village in Nabinagar upazila, came back to Brahmanbaria railway station on Monday and paid Tk 2,350 to the station master.
“The amount was due to the railways as all these years I travelled without a ticket to Dhaka from the district. Now I will get peace of mind,” said Emdadul.
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Chief booking assistant of Brahmanbaria railway station, Kabir Hossain Talukder, said he was really moved by Emdadul’s gesture.
“We issued tickets worth Tk 2,530 for an intercity train, Mahanagar Provati, from Brahmanbaria to Chattogram so that Emdadul can ‘repay his debt’. His honesty is an inspiration for all of us,” he said.
Emdadul’s son Imran said his father is basically a man of integrity.
“During the last year of service, he travelled to Dhaka from Brahmanbaria several times without a ticket but kept an account of it,” he said.
Source: United News of Bangladesh