People returning to city, pressure increases on rail

People have started returning to the capital after celebrating the holy Eid-ul-Fitr with their dear and near ones in different parts of the country.

As always, the pressure on the railways is high in this procession to return to Dhaka.

The concerned people in railway section said that there was a lot of pressure of returnees today than the yesterday afternoon.

While visiting Kamalapur railway station, this reporter found that trains with passengers from different destinations of the country are coming to different platforms of the station. Almost all the trains were seen packed with sufficient passengers.

According to the schedule, return tickets for intercity trains on April 13 were sold on Wednesday (April 3), tickets for April 14 were sold on Thursday (April 4); tickets for April 15 were sold on Friday (April 5); tickets for April 16 were sold on Saturday (April 6); tickets for April 17 were sold on Sunday (April 7); tickets for April 18 were sold on Monday (April 8), and tickets for April 19 were sold on Tuesday (April 9).