Ticket seekers suffer at Kamalapur Railway Station

Ignoring health guidelines amid a surge of coronavirus (Covid-19), hundreds of people were seen gathering at Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital for the third consecutive day on Sunday to buy advance train tickets to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha with near and dear ones.

Visiting the spot, it was found that many people from different parts of the capital Dhaka started gathering at the railway station from the early hours today and many of them stood in the queue after Fajr prayer.

Many people standing in the queue at Kamalapur complained about difficulties in getting tickets, causing huge suffering to them.

Bangladesh Railway started selling advance train tickets for July 5 physically at six places in Dhaka on July 1 (Friday).

The advance tickets for July 6, 7, 8 and 9 will be available on July 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively.

On the other hand, the sale of return tickets will begin on July 7. The return tickets for July 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 will be available on July 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, respectively.