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Eid holidaymakers continue returning


Published : 09 Jun 2019 08:29 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 02:22 AM

Braving all sort of odds like rain and transport crisis, people on Sunday continued returning to the capital after spending Eid vacation. With the influx of millions of holidaymakers in the capital the city got back its previous look of ‘busy Dhaka.’ Gabtoli, Jatrabari, Mohakhali bus terminals, Kamalapur and Airportrailway station and Sadarghat launch terminal were found crowded with incoming passengers.

Amid tight security at all the entry points at the transport terminals and stations thousands of passengers started returning to the capital.
Many returning passengers delighted with the hassle-free journeys, however, expressed discomfort due to heavy downpour. They said that many passengers could not reach to catch the bus due to early morning rains.

Meanwhile, many passengers complained of bus shortages as many of the passengers were found waiting for vehicles at district bus terminals. Situation was similar at Kamlapur, Mahakhali, Saydabad and Sadarghat launch terminals. All the trains arrived on time at Kamlapur railway station on time.

BSS adds: The government and private offices opened today after a long vacation on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr. Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, was celebrated in the country amid much enthusiasm and religious fervour on Wednesday. The Eid holidays were from June 4 to 6, but the officials of government and private offices got an opportunity to enjoy their vacation from May 31 to June 8 with one-day optional leave on June 3 while June 1-2 and June 7-8 were weekly holidays.

Government officials at Bangladesh Secretariat were seen exchanging greetings with one another on the first working day after the Eid.
Agriculture Minister Dr Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim, Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Zahid Ahsan Russel, State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain and other ministers and state ministers today joined the offices and exchanged greetings with officials of their respective ministries. The Eid zest, however, is still witnessing in the banks as attendance of officials was low on the first working day after the vacation.