ATAB demands permanent expulsion of ticket syndicate 

The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) has demanded the permanent expulsion of ticket syndicates from the travel trade.

It has urged the government to take effective steps to curb the abnormal rise in airfares and artificial seat shortages created by such syndicates.

ATAB made the call during an online discussion meeting titled “Conspiracy Against ATAB and Action Against Air Ticket Syndicates” held on Wednesday (15 May) evening. 

The session was chaired by ATAB President Abdus Salam Aref and moderated by Secretary General Afsia Jannat Saleh.

Key figures who spoke at the event included ATAB Vice President Mohammad Ziaur Rahman Khan Rezwan, former Executive Vice President and current Executive Committee member Alhaj H.M. Mujibul Haque Shakur, former Secretary General Jinnur Ahmed Chowdhury Dipu, Deputy Secretary Dewan Rushu Chowdhury, and Toaha Chowdhury, Didarul Huq and among others.