Roadside cattle markets and unfinished road expansion work, alongside closing all the garment factories on the same day, are likely to cause suffering to Eid holidaymakers, particularly the north-bound people.
Rifat Jahan was worried about her Eid journey home with her son and niece as her husband could not accompany them on the trip to Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila.
Sources said pressure on the public transportation system -- buses, trains and launches -- rose manifold from the evening due to a sudden rise of passengers
Eid comes at trying times but together we can forge ahead
Bangladesh Railway is going to sell all of the advance Eid tickets of intercity trains online.
Around 400 people were dead in accidents across the country during Eid-ul-Fitr journey, according to two platforms working for commuter rights.
Around 2,000 motorcycles have been waiting at Shimulia ghat to cross the River Padma this afternoon.
Although there was a pressure of vehicles on the Dhaka-Tangail highway, no traffic congestion were reported from anywhere.
The absence of pandemic restrictions are causing more people to leave Dhaka this Eid compared to the last two years.
Alleging that Tk 8,000 crore extra fare is being looted by transport owners-workers and extortionists during the Eid journey, Jatri Kalyan Samity today (April 28, 2022) demanded stopping such anarchy in transport sector and harassment of passengers.
Eid journey with advance train tickets began today as people are leaving Dhaka to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their loved ones.
At least 14 people are killed and 44 others injured in separate road accidents in Faridpur, Lalmonirhat, Jhenidah, Tangail and Narsingdi districts.
Ratna Khatun reached Kamalapur Railway Station at 8:00am from Savar along with her son, daughter and a granddaughter and immediately bought standing tickets of a Chapainawabganj-bound local train.
Painting a gloomy picture of the ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route, Bangladesh Inland Water Transportation Corporation (BIWTC) officials yesterday said people bound for 21 southwestern districts might experience long delays at Paturia and Daulatdia terminals ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
At least 311 people were killed and 862 injured during Eid journey this year – showing a marked rise compared to last year, a welfare body says in a report.
Thousands of home-bound holidaymakers, who are leaving Dhaka, face long tailbacks at places on different highways outside the city due to the heavy pressure of vehicles.