Tailbacks, extra fare mar Eid return journey
Long tailbacks on major northern highways, charging of additional bus fares, overloading and late schedule of trains caused huge suffering to the holidaymakers on their return journeys on Saturday. 聽聽
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Holidaymakers rush for home
The rush of holidaymakers intensified at the rail stations and the bus and launch terminals in the capital on Wednesday, the last working day before the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha...
Preparatory meeting held to ensure safe Eid journey
A preparatory meeting was held in the conference room of the bridge division in Dhaka to ensure safe and smooth travel for passengers using the infrastructure of the Bangladesh Bridge Authority during the next Eid-ul-Azha vacation on Tuesday...
Safe Eid journey still remains a far cry
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Eid journey home gets dearer
The cost of journey home from Dhaka to districts across Bangladesh on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr increased by up to 66 per cent due to arbitrary increase of bus fares, holidaymakers have alleged...
Casualties sharply increase in Eid journeys
The numbers of deaths and injured people in road crashes in the country increased significantly during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, said a report of the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh on Wednesday...
20 killed daily in road crashes during Eid: RSF
A Road Safety Foundation report, published on Monday, showed that daily 20.15 people were killed in road crashes between June 11 and 23 while the country people celebrated Eid-ul-Azha...
Engine shortage suspends Ctg-Cox鈥檚 Bazar train service
Due to shortage of engines, the regular train service on the Chittagong-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route has been suspended for an indefinite period from today...
Tailback on Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway intensifies
A 27-kilometre tailback was seen from the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge to Karotia area via Rabna bypass, causing immense sufferings to the Eid holidaymakers and transport workers...
Number of passengers increase, some trains run slightly late
The number of passengers on the trains increased on Monday while some trains on the northern routes of the country ran slightly behind schedules on the day during the journeys of holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.....
Holidaymakers begin Eid journey
The journeys of the holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr began amid traffic congestion on highways and exit points in the capital city on Friday....