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.
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today urged Eid 2022 home goers to avoid Shimulia ferry ghat and use Patuaria ferry terminal instead.
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.
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury today urged Eid 2022 home goers to avoid Shimulia ferry ghat and use Patuaria ferry terminal instead.
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.