bdnews24.com :Advance train tickets will be sold from this (Friday) morning with Eid and Puja on the doorstep. Tickets for those planning to travel five days ahead of Eid will be sold from 9am to 5pm on the first day, said Bangladesh Railway Director General M Tofazzal Hossain.”The sale will start on Sept 26 and train tickets fordeparture dates Oct 1 to Oct 5 will be made available chronologically. Return tickets for Oct 7 will be sold on Oct 3.”An estimated 18,000 to 20,000 tickets are expected to be sold at Dhaka’s Kamalapur Railway Station each day, he said.A maximum four tickets will be sold to an individual. Official Eid vacation holidays are from Oct 5 to Oct 7, depending on the sighting of the moon. The Bijaya Doshomi holiday will be on Oct 4.Eid ul-Azha will be celebrated on Oct 6 since the Zilhaj moon could not be seen on Thursday.
