Dhaka Bureau: The pressure on passengers returning home by bus, train, and launch has increased at the last moment. Overcrowding has been seen at the railway station, bus terminal, and Sadarghat launch terminal since Monday afternoon. Many have started leaving the capital a day before the start of the five-day holiday. But suffering due to heat.
After exiting the capital, the Savar-Navinagar-Chandra, Abdullahpur-Bypail, and Nabinagar-Aricha highways were jammed with passengers and vehicles at every point of the highways going to North Bengal. However, like other times, passengers complain that they have to pay an extra fare to reach their destination.
Crowd of passengers on the roof of the train: The pressure on passengers increased at Kamalapur and Airport railway stations yesterday afternoon. Earlier, on April 4, passengers were allowed to enter the station after checking tickets, but on Monday, due to the pressure of additional passengers, the railway authorities could not implement that decision. Trains from Fore Kamalapur railway station to Rajshahi, Jamalpur, Sylhet, Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Panchagarh, and Chilahati are filled with ticketless passengers. Many ticket holders could not reach their assigned seats. Hundreds of passengers boarded the roof of the train after arriving at the airport railway station from Kamalapur. The familiar scene of returning home comes back every year on Eid. After the Silk City Express train to Rajshahi stopped at the airport railway station at around 5 p.m., hundreds of passengers boarded the roof of the train. Every coach of the train was packed with standing passengers. A similar situation is seen on the Brahmaputra Express train bound for Jamalpur in the evening. Passengers were seen on the roofs of most of the trains, including the Panchagarh Express, Kurigram Express, Lalmonirhat-bound Lalmonir Express, Sylhet-bound Upaban Express, Jessore-bound Benapole Express, and Panchagarh Express.
Commander Khandaker Al Moin, Director of the Legal and Media Wing of RAB, said that there is no information about vandalism or violence on the train during the Eid journey. He said this to reporters after visiting the Eid Yatra at Kamalapur railway station in the capital on Monday.
Khandaker Al Moin said we are working in coordination with various intelligence agencies. There are no reports of vandalism or violence. Stating that operations have been conducted in major stations of the country, this RAB official said that all battalions of RAB are working. Security personnel of various forces are engaged to ensure overall security during the Eid Yatra.
Meanwhile, after Monday afternoon, the familiar form returned to the Sadarghat launch terminal. The launches bound for Bhola, Patuakhali, Manpura, Hularhat, Hatia, Chandpur, and Barisal were crowded with passengers.
Extra fare on the road: Congestion of buses has been observed on the highway in Aminbazar, Hemayetpur, Savar bus stand, Nabinagar, and Nayarhat areas after leaving Gabtali bus terminal. Bus counters in these areas are not selling destination tickets at fixed prices. Belayet Hossain, a passenger going to Rangpur, said that no one is accepting the fare set by the government. He is making rent as best he can. Passengers are helpless to them. Some are risking open and cargo trucks due to extra fares.
Badal, the driver of Shyamoli Paribahan, who left from Gabtali in Dhaka, said that there was some traffic pressure to leave the capital on Monday afternoon. Apart from this, Chandra had to get into the traffic jam to get into the bipile. However, there was no need to wait for hours anywhere. However, there is at least 10 km of traffic congestion on the Nabinagar-Chandra highway from Chandra to the Chakraborty junction in Gazipur. From there, the buses are going to North Bengal.
