Private bus operators will start selling advance tickets from September 11 for home-goers ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.

Advance bus tickets for the period beginning from September 16 till September 24 will be available from September 11, Romesh Chandra Ghosh, senior vice-president of Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners' Association, told The Daily Star.   

Earlier, Bangladesh Railway authorities announced that it will begin selling advance train tickets from September 15 to ensure hassle-free journey for Eid-ul-Azha holidaymakers.

The sale will continue till September 19 at Kamalapur in Dhaka and Chittagong railway stations, Railways Minister Mujibul Haque said on September 3.

Meanwhile, the state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will start selling advance Eid tickets from September 16.

Tickets will be sold from Kamalapur, Kallyanpur, Gabtoli, Joarshahara and Mirpur bus depots, BRTC Chairman Mizanur Rahman told The Daily Star.