To start their journey home, hundreds of people gathered at Kamalapur Railway Station and Airport Railway Station early in the morning, but had to wait for hours as most of the trains were painfully delayed. Rail minister apologizesDuring his visit to Kamalapur Railway Station, Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan apologized to holidaymakers for the delays of four trains on the first day of the last weekend before Eid. He said: “A total of 18 trains have left Dhaka since 10am, but schedules of four trains were disrupted. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said as many as 1,100 BRTC buses have been readied, specially for Eid. Apart from the BRTC buses, another 50 buses will be kept on standby for emergency use, the minister noted.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 31, 2019 16:07 UTC