Ensure a hassle-free journey during Eid
Every year thousands of people leave the capital city Dhaka for their village homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, with their near and dear ones. But we have some bitter experiences in recent years and the current state of roads and highways, as reported in the media, do not encourage us to expect anything better than that of the yester years.
The home-bound journey during Eid festivals in recent years remained quite perilous. Commuters do usually face lots of troubles both before and during the journey. Procuring tickets of all types of transports, especially of trains and buses, is hell of a job. Most people do count an extra amount for buying tickets from the black market. But remaining stuck-up for eight to ten hours in traffic gridlocks due to bad road conditions or inadequate ferrying facilities is considered to be the most troubled part of Eid-journey.
This year also, none would expect the journey to be entirely trouble-free. I do request the authorities concerned to take adequate measures so that people can go to their homes without major trouble to celebrate the Eid with their family members.
Dilruba Rawshan
Banani, Dhaka
