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Complaints have been raised about the sale of abandoned railway tickets in Shaistaganj of Habiganj. Unscrupulous officials are selling these without any tender. Another syndicate is smuggling these abandoned shiks in different vehicles to different places including Dhaka, Chittagong. By doing this, the government is losing lakhs of rupees of revenue.

The traditional railway junction of Sylhet division is Shaestaganj. It has been plagued with various problems for a long time but was recently converted into a model junction. About 15 trains, including inter-city, come and go from here every day. Hundreds of passengers travel to different places. But some employees are raking in millions by selling the abandoned railway tracks around the junction.

Locals said that during the arrival of Sheikh Rehana, Bangabandhu’s daughter, the railway line was repaired along with decoration in Shaistaganj. At this time, it was decided to sell the abandoned sheikhs. These are being sold in the stolen market for the last 1 month.