Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Railway has announced advance train tickets selling schedule, which will be started from August 29 on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha. “We are prepared to carry 2 lakh 60 thousand passengers during the Eid,” said Railways Minister M Mazibul Hoque at a press briefing in his ministry on Sunday.Tickets for September 7 will be available on August 29, for September 8 on August 30, for September 9 on August 31, for September 10 on September 1 and for September 11 on September 2.Besides, the return tickets for September 14 will be available on September 5, for September 15 on September 6, for September 16 on September 7, for September 17 on September 8 and for September 18 on September 9.The sale of tickets sale will begin at 8 am everyday and each passenger will be able to buy maximum four tickets.While briefing, the Railways Minister said five pairs of special trains will run on several routes from September 9 to September 11 and September 14 to September 20.These trains are Dewanganj special (Dhaka-Dewanganj-Dhaka), Chandpur special-1 and Chandpur special-2 (Chittagong-Chandpur-Chittagong), Parbatipur Special (Parbatipur-Dhaka-Parbatipur), Khulna special (Khulna-Dhaka-Khulna). Besides, two trains – Kishoreganj special-1 (Bhairab-Kishoreganj-Bhairab) and Kishoreganj special-2 (Mymensingh-Kishoreganj-Mymensingh) –will run on the Eid day for Sholakia Eid jamaat, said the minister.Government Railway Police (GRP), Railway Nirapatta Bahini (RNB), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) will guard against sale of tickets on black markets.The Dhaka-Kolkata-Dhaka Moitree train for September 11 and 12 will remain suspended due to Eid.
