Long queues for Eid advance bus tickets

Private bus operators in Dhaka started selling advance tickets this morning for home-goers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.

There are long queues seen at Gabtoli and Kalyanpur bus counters as the sales of the bus tickets began around 6:30am, reports our staff correspondent from the spot.

Two youths smile after securing their advanced bus tickets for going home in the Eid vacation. The photo was taken at Gabtoli Bus Terminal in Dhaka on May 17, 2019. Photo: Prabir Das/ STAR

Apart from these, Eid holidaymakers thronged the capital’s different bus counters including Hanif Paribahan, Shyamoly, SR Paribahan and Al Hamra Paribahan.

Abdus Samad and Farhad seekin for Kurigram-bound bus tickets told The Daily Star they were waiting in front of Gabtoli’s Hanif Paribahan counter since 9:00pm last night.

Hundreds of people thronged the ticket counters at Gabtoli Bus Terminal in Dhaka on May 17, 2019, to secure the advanced tickets for their journey home ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo: Prabir Das/ STAR

The holidaymakers’ journey ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr will be smooth compared to previous years, said Nazrul Islam, secretary of Road Transport and Highway Division, on May 9.

A woman shows a bus ticket at counter of Hanif Paribahan in Gabtoli of Dhaka as private bus operators in Dhaka start selling advance tickets on Friday morning, May 17, 2019, for home-goers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. Photo: Prabir Das/Star

Bangladesh Railway will begin sale of advance train tickets from May 22.