People continue to leave Dhaka

People continued to leave Dhaka, the capital of the country, on Saturday for different outlying districts, to celebrate one of the largest festivals of the Muslims, Eid-ul-Fitr.
The number of home goers turned thinner at the bus terminals than the last two days, when the pressures of out-bound travellers had mounted, bus operators said.
Today, Bangladesh Railway is scheduled to run five additional trains under its Eid Special Service for the convenience of the festival revellers.
On Saturday morning, a good number of people thronged the capital’s Gabtoli, Saidabad and Mohakhali inter-district terminals.
Transport operators at Gabtoli said thousands of people gathered before the terminal in the morning but the crowds became smaller in the afternoon.
Similar scenarios were seen at Saidabad and Mohakhali terminals, witnesses said.
Transport owners said swarms of home goers will visit bus terminals, rail stations and launch pontoon in the city on July 4, the last working day of private companies and apparel factories.
On Saturday people collected train tickets for making same-day journey, said railway officials at Dhaka’s central Kamalapur railway station.
Most of the out-bound trains, excepting Sundarban Express on Dhaka-Khulna route, ran nearly couple of hours late before leaving Kamalapur station, BR officials admitted.
The station master, Nipendranath Saha, told New Age the rush of people would multiply on July 4.
From today additional five trains will be aiding the Eid holidaymakers’ travel and that the services would continue seven days after the festival on Dhaka-Dewanganj, Chittagong-Chandpur, Parbatipur-Dhaka and Khulna-Dhaka routes.
Thousands of home-bound people were also seen at Sadarghat launch terminal on Saturday. The passenger ship owners said rush of home goers will rise after apparel factories are closed.
The three-day Eid holiday eventually turned into a nine-day holiday, from July 1 to July 9, for public servants, as the government last week announced July 4, the only working day before Eid, as a public holiday for this year.

News Courtesy: www.newagebd.net