Eid-ul-Azha: Advance train ticket sale begins

The sale of advance train tickets for Eid holidaymakers starts online today.

The commuters have to purchase their tickets online and though mobile apps, said Director General of Bangladesh Railway Sardar Sahadat Ali while speaking at a press briefing held at the conference room of the Rail Bhaban over railways’ preparation on the occasion of Eid on Tuesday.

The tickets for 12 June will be available on 2 June, for 13 June on 3 June, 14 June on 4 June and the tickets for 15 June and 16 June will be available on 5 June and 6 June respectively.

Those sales of tickets started at 8am for western region and at 2pm for the eastern region of the country.

The total number of seats on the train departing from Dhaka will be 33,500, says the Bangladesh Railways.

Muslims in Bangladesh are expected to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on either June 16 or 17, depending on the sighting of the moon.