Trains leave Dhaka on time as Eid rush starts
Kids wait inside a train at Kamlapur Railway station to start their Eid journey home. Twenty-five trains have left the Kamlapur Rail Station till 11:15 am on June 22, 2017. Photo: Rashed Shumon
No hitch on the train communication from Dhaka so far, as Eid holidaymakers start leaving the capital to make vacation on the second day today.
Twenty-five trains have left the Kamlapur Rail Station till 11:15 am, Shitangshu Chakrabarty, station manager of Kamlapur Railway Station told The Daily Star.
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A man pacing to board the train to his home ahead of Eid Holidays. Many city people have started to leave the capital since yesterday ahead of the Eid vacations. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Almost all of them were on time, except for Khulna-bound Sundarban Express which was 20 minutes late. Kishoreganj-bound Kishoreganj Express which was 10 minutes late, he said.
Today will be the last working day before the Eid vacation and thousands of people are expected to hit the road after work in the afternoon. The rush is likely to continue for the next two days.
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