Expressing aid over the information of revocation of the suspension order, Railways Cell Ticket Examiner (TTE) Shafiqul Islam thanked them. “Thank God,” he informed reporters. Since I work for the railways, I work for the nation, I’m blissful to have the chance to hitch the work once more.
TTE Shafiqul got here to the Pakshi Divisional Railway Workplace on Sunday (Might 8) morning on the name of the investigation committee. He stated this in a query to the media staff on the railway premises at midday.
“That is my first non permanent dismissal,” Shafiqul informed reporters in Pakshi at midday. By no means earlier than has there been a short lived dismissal. That evening once I was on responsibility within the automobile, I collected and deposited the income of Tk. 6,000 up and down that day.
TTE Shafiqul had fined three passengers of the Dhaka-bound intercity ‘Sundarbans Specific’ from Ishwardi on the evening of Might 4 for touring on a prepare and not using a ticket with the ‘relative id’ of the Railway Minister. However on the idea of the grievance of the spouse of the railway minister, the railway authorities suspended her the subsequent day. When the matter grew to become public, the criticism began via social media. Varied organizations, together with the TIB and the Passenger Welfare Affiliation, condemned the incident and demanded that Shafiqul’s dismissal be revoked.
Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan on Saturday claimed to reporters that he had “no connection” with the three passengers who traveled on the prepare with out tickets with kin’ identities. Somebody might have tried to make the most of him by ‘breaking his title’. He informed officers that Shafiqul had been fired for “misbehaving” with passengers. Nonetheless, varied media shops have reported that the passengers with out tickets are shut kin of the Railway Minister’s spouse. Talking at a press convention on Sunday, the railway minister stated he didn’t know that passengers touring with out tickets have been his kin.
The minister stated that the railway authorities have determined to withdraw the dismissal order of TTE Shafiqul Islam. Moreover, the Divisional Industrial Officer (DCO) of Railways Nasir Uddin has been requested to indicate trigger by giving discover for ordering speedy dismissal. Minister admits kinship with ticketless passenger, withdraws TTE dismissal order
Commenting that TTE Shafiqul Islam did his responsibility correctly on that day, the Minister stated that the duty of TTE is to convey order within the railways. His job is to assist the railway passengers, to assist him, to serve in the suitable place.
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