Eid rush
Eid rush: People suffer as highways clog up
As thousands of Eid holidaymakers left Dhaka yesterday, many suffered on roads due traffic congestions on three major highways and at an exit point of the capital in the morning.
Steps the government should take for Eid travellers
The upcoming national election means that the travelling woes for homeward bound people this Eid-ul-Azha will be tied to the government’s image issue.
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Eid Journey Home: Roadworks, bottlenecks, breakdowns can ruin it
Ongoing road development work may lead to severe congestion between Dhaka and Gazipur on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway and Elenga and Hatikumrul on Dhaka-Rangpur highway during the Eid rush.
Eid Journey: All advance train tickets to be sold online
Bangladesh Railway is going to sell all of the advance Eid tickets of intercity trains online.
398 people die in over 300 road crashes in 15 days of Eid rush: Jatri Kalyan Samity
At least 398 people were killed and 778 were injured in 319 road crashes in just 15 days during the Eid rush.
Eid rush: No motorbikes on highways from July 7 to 13 without “valid reasons”
Operations of motorcycles will remain restricted on the highways for a week from July 7, aiming to ensure road safety during the Eid rush.
Hundreds of thousands Eid holidaymakers still returning via Paturia ferry ghat
After celebrating Eid with their relatives, people from 21 districts of the southern and western parts of the country are returning to work via the Paturia-Daulatdia waterway.
Use Daulatdia ferry route to return to Dhaka: State Minister urges Eid holidaymakers
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today (May 5, 2022) requested the Dhaka-bound passengers to use the Daulatdia route to cross the Padma river as a small number of ferries are operating at Shimulia.
Most Kuakata hotels booked for Eid
Tourism business in Kuakata is expected to be booming during this Eid holiday as the most of the rooms in 130 residential hotels and motels have been booked already.
Commuters suffer for lack of transport on Savar highways
The number of homebound people on Dhaka-Aricha and Nabinagar-Chandra highways in Savar increased this noon. However, the number of vehicles did not.
224 killed on road in 12 days of Eid rush
At least 224 people were killed and 866 injured in 203 road crashes across the country in 12 days during the Eid holiday rush, a passenger welfare group said yesterday.
339 killed in 277 road accidents
The number of road accidents during the Eid rush saw a sharp rise in last three years as the deaths increased significantly, a passengers' platform said yesterday.
Bon voyage!
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.
Eid Holidaymakers' Journey: Some start early to skip mad rush
With the Eid-ul-Fitr only days away, holidaymakers started leaving the capital yesterday without much trouble to celebrate the festival with their dear ones.
5 including minor, cop killed in separate road crashes
At least five people including a minor girl and a policeman are killed in separate road crashes in Dhaka, Sherpur and Bagerhat.
Eid Rush: Minor hurdles on roads
With the Eid-ul-Azha only three days away, thousands of holidaymakers left the capital without facing much hassle at the exit points yesterday but were caught in traffic snarl-ups at different highways.
All for a blissful Eid
Little Raihan looked restless. While waiting at Gabtoli Bus Terminal for around three hours, the five-year-old was asking his father the same question over and over again.
Trains leave Dhaka on time amid Eid rush
The train communication from Dhaka has faced hardly any hitch so far amid a huge rush of the Eid home-goers in the morning.