A fortnight into the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, sale of advance tickets of roads and riverine transportation has kicked off in the country to ease the sufferings of home bound passengers.
Meanwhile, advance train tickets will be available from August 21.
The state-run as well as the private organisations of roads and riverine transportation started their advance ticket sale on different days of this week.
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) yesterday started selling tickets at three bus depots in the city for its special Eid service starting on August 28.
BRTC Director (admin) Faisal Alam said tickets are available at its Motijheel, Kallyanpur and Mirpur (section 12) depots from yesterday, while it will take a day or two more to start selling tickets at Joar Sahara bus depot.
A total of 123 BRTC-run buses will ply 30 routes from Dhaka during Eid, said Maj Qazi Shafique Uddin, BRTC deputy general manager (operations).
The special Eid service would continue from August 28 to three days after Eid day, he said adding that a committee has been formed to monitor this service. In case of any complain or suggestion, people can dial at 9564361.
The buses will operate from the four aforesaid depots, Central Bus Station-2 (Fulbaria), Gabtoli Bus Terminal, Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Airport Railway Station and Cantonment Railway Station.
Besides, most of the private buses including Sohag Paribahan and Shamoli Paribahan have already started selling tickets in advance.
Meantime, the launch owners started selling advance tickets almost a week ahead of the scheduled date, August 15, that was set by the shipping ministry, said a launch owner.
The state-run Bangladesh Inland Water Transportation Corporation also started the ticket sale around a week ago, said an official.
Moreover, Bangladesh Railway (BR) will sell advance train tickets from August 21 to 25 from 9:00am to 5:00pm at Kamalapur and Chittagong railway stations, BR director (traffic) Sardar Shahadat Ali told The Daily Star.
Tickets for the trains scheduled on August 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 will be sold on August 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 respectively.
Source : The Daily Star
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