Bangladesh
Eid Travel Eid: People still visiting ancestral homes from Dhaka
Dhaka, July 12: Many people could not go home on Eid due to various reasons including not getting leave at work and suffering to get train-bus tickets. However, many people have gone home from the capital even today as the pressure of people to return home after Eid has decreased. This was learned on Tuesday (July 12) at noon at the Kamalapur railway station in the capital.
Sunday (July 10) was the holy Eid al-Adha. On this occasion, about seven million people have left the capital Dhaka by train, bus and launch to celebrate Eid this year. As a result, people are suffering due to road congestion and getting advance train tickets. Many could not go to the village to celebrate Eid with their families to escape from these sufferings. Many of them could not go to the village as they were busy with various activities. So after Eid they are leaving the capital to spend time with family.
Shafiqul Islam will go to Bogra by Lalmoni Express. Asked why he was leaving after Eid, he said he did not get a train ticket before Eid. "There is a lot of suffering when you go by bus. So I could not go home for Eid. Now I can go home without any trouble."
Aminul Islam came to Kamalapur railway station to go to Gafargaon in Mymensingh. Aminul, who was waiting for the train, said he did not get a train ticket before Eid. It is very difficult to get on the bus with a small child. So I did not go home before Eid. Now the crowd is less, I also got a train ticket. As a result, I can go home easily. Other family members will also be met.
Meanwhile, not only because of the suffering of the ticket, many people were stuck in the capital for various activities. Many are going to the village for various needs. Waiting for the train to go to Brahmanbaria, Md. Kauser told Jago News, “I was busy with business. There was no opportunity to go home before Eid. Now I am going to meet everyone in the family.
Abdul Alim will go to Shahjadpur in Sirajganj. Taking the family to attend a wedding. "I went home a few days before Eid," he said. "I did not go home during Eid because I would suffer. But I have a wedding invitation at home, so I'm going now."
Meanwhile, 12 trains are leaving from Kamalapur railway station in the capital to different destinations in the country today, said stationmaster Afshar Uddin.
