Make verification of driving license hassle-free
I like to draw the attention of BRTA and the ministry concerned regarding the license verification system. If anyone goes overseas from Bangladesh, he needs to undergo that country's new driving license acquiring process: He gets the learner license first, then he has to drive with the instructor for certain hours and then get an exam date for driving test. In the first world countries, this process is pretty long and takes a huge sum of money as learners need to hire instructor for certain hours. But if anyone having driving license from his country is allowed to drive three month and if he passes, then he gets license right away.
The problem is, when we provide them our Bangladeshi license, they become skeptical whether it is genuine or not. They ask for an endorsement from our high commission. Our high commission asks BRTA to provide necessary information about the license and its authenticity. This process takes a long time and BRTA staffs who are supposed to verify the authenticity of license, claim bribe for this service. We would request BRTA to keep a record of authentic license holders' detail on their website, update it on a regular basis and share it with all overseas driving license providing agencies so that genuine license holders' verification process can proceed without any hurdle or waste of time.
Ahmed Saqqaf
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