Normally, even after paying the standard fee required to obtain a driving licence, they told me directly that they would not allow me to pass the driving test. They explicitly stated that if I paid BDT 12,500, they would arrange the driving licence without requiring me to take any kind of test. They also said that if I refused to pay the money, they would not allow me to obtain a driving licence under any circumstances. This was stated directly by the officials at the BRTA Shariatpur office.