NID mandatory for intercity rail travel from March 1

Staff reporter :
Preventing the ticket black-marketing, the Bangladesh Railway is going to verify national identification cards or birth certificates mandatorily to purchase train tickets from March 1.
Simultaneously, the railway authority also introducing two more services including introduction of Point of Sales (PoS) machines in ticket checking system and refunding online tickets via online to upgrade its ticketing system on the same date.
Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan said this at a press briefing at the Railway Bhaban on Wednesday.
Bangladesh Railways has made it mandatory for every passenger to complete registration or registration process by verifying National Identity Card Number or Birth Certificate before
purchasing intercity train ticket, the minister said during the briefing.
Passengers aged 12-18 years can purchase tickets individually through railway account registered with parent’s name and NID, or account registered with birth registration number and by uploading birth certificate.