Bangladesh: Advance bus tickets for Eid from 15th of Ramadan

Dhaka, July 6, 2014 (New Age): Long route bus operators are likely to start selling advance tickets from the 15th Ramdan for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, said transport operators. Launch owners said they would start selling tickets 10 days ahead of Eid. Intercity transport operators at the capital’s Gabtoli and Sayedabad bus terminals said every year they usually start selling advance tickets from the mid-Ramadan. Some transport operators may, however, delay the service by one or two days, they added. Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners’ Association leader Ramesh Chandra Ghosh told New Age that they were likely to make schedule of the buses between July 12 and July 15. Buses for the country’s northern and southern areas and Chittagong, Sylhet Rangamat and Cox’s Bazar operate from these two terminals. There is no advance ticket system at Mahakhali bus terminal which is used by buses for Tangail, Bogra, Mymensingh and Sirajganj. Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation operation department deputy general manager Rafiqul Islam Talukder told New Age that they would fix date for selling advance tickets within this week. Mohammad Shahabuddin Milion of Bangladesh Inland Waterways Passengers’ Carriers said they were likely to start selling advance tickets for different routes 10 days ahead of the biggest Muslim festival. Meanwhile Bangladesh Railway is likely to start selling train tickets on July 20.