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Eid advance bus ticket from May 17


Published : 13 May 2019 08:52 PM | Updated : 04 Sep 2020 06:11 AM

The advance sale of bus tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr holidaymakers from Dhaka to other districts will start on May 17, according to Bangladesh Bus, Truck and Owners Association. Bus operators will sell the tickets from their counters across Dhaka, Romesh Ghosh, chairman of Bangladesh Bus, Truck and Owners Association, told media.

"The ticket sales will start from 6:00am 17 May. Estimating 5 or 6 June as Eid day, we'll begin selling advance tickets of 30 May onwards," he said. Ramesh Chandra also said they would take measures so the ticket buyers do not suffer in summer heat. The Eid is expected to fall on Jun 6, a date subject to moon sighting.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Railway will begin selling of advance train tickets from May 22, to smother the journey of the holidaymakers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
Every year, people in big number leave the capital Dhaka to celebrate the holy festival with near and dear ones at their village homes. However, their journey often turns bitter largely due to traffic jam, overcharging of tickets’ price and delays in bus and train schedule.