Broker-backed harassment at Basila passport office
So, you have a task to do. You'll get a launch ticket for Chandpur. And after going, bring the documents." With a sarcastic smile, the government employee, busy at the passport office, directed the purposeful service-seeker with a tone of dismissal, gesturing with his hand from the other side of the glass wall to move away. After a moment of hesitation, the disappointed person walked away, perhaps to catch the launch to Chandpur; however, the imprint of disappointment and bewilderment was not confined to his face alone. Holding documents in hand, he joined the line, standing amidst the sweltering heat of fifty-degree Celsius faces of other frustrated citizens. If this picture from the passport office seems normal to the reader, one must understand that the problem runs deeper.