Although the three-day Eid-ul-Fitr vacation will begin from April 10, the homebound people have started leaving the capital city of Dhaka on Thursday. As government offices will remain open on April 8 and April 9 before the Eid vacation, many government employees, taking two days’ casual leave, already left the capital, other metropolitan cities and district towns on Thursday afternoon after completing their office works.
However, the mad rush of homebound people will be seen on Tuesday and Wednesday as most of the people are set to leave the capital for home to celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones. Meanwhile, some holidaymakers have already left for home to avoid any hassles while many have sent their families to village homes much ahead of the Eid vacation since the educational institutions announce of the Eid vacation.
Mad rush of homebound
people will be seen on
Tuesday and Wednesday
Bangladesh Police on Thursday issued a series of safety guidelines for citizens planning to travel to their hometowns. This initiative aims to ensure a safe and smooth journey of thousands of homebound people. The police have discouraged travelers from risking their lives by riding on the roofs of buses, trucks, pickups, and other goods vehicles. Besides, police warned of the dangers for those who will travel on the roof, buffer, and engine of trains. They also cautioned against the act of throwing stones at trains.
The journey of homebound people by train from Dhaka and its surrounding areas on Thursday smooth and hassle-free. At least 22 trains departed from the capital Dhaka’s Kamalapur railway station on time till noon on Thursday.
However, traffic may go out of gear on most highways connected with Dhaka, including Dhaka-Chattogram, Dhaka-Sylhet, Dhaka-Mymensingh, Dhaka-Tangail, Joydebpur-Chandra-Tangail-Elenga, Dhaka-Aricha, Dhaka-Rangpur and Dhaka-Khulna, five days before the Eid. The situation may take a turn for the worse as there is a chance of rain before and during the Eid.
Over six million people are may leave the capital on the occasion of Eid. Of them, nearly four million will go home by roads. The government must take all necessary measures so that people can go to home safely to celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones.
