His bus was half an hour from departure, and some passengers around him were still waiting for the 6:30pm bus. Passengers say they did not face traffic jams while travelling to districts in the north, south, Chattogram, Comilla, or Sylhet. Since the two days prior are also weekend holidays, people have had three days to travel home, impacting the roads significantly. Those who could not get tickets or had duties in the office faced difficulties in their Eid journey after leaving Dhaka on Saturday evening. After the start of the Eid journey last Wednesday, Bangladesh Railway has imposed strict controls at Kamalapur and Airport stations.

Source: bd News24 June 16, 2024 02:21 UTC