At Kamalapur Railway Station on Friday, the fourth day of the post-Eid return rush, many were arriving in Dhaka with their families or alone, carrying their belongings. This year, the government announced a 10-day Eid break from Jun 5 to Jun 14. Riyazul Islam, a private-sector employee who returned to Dhaka from Chattogram, said: “I went home to celebrate Eid. To accommodate the mass holiday travel during Eid, the Ministry of Railways deployed five additional pairs of special trains, operating 10 in total. The return train trips are set to continue until Jun 15.
