Commuters leaving Dhaka face few hurdles
With the much-desired Eid-ul-Fitr holidays beginning on Wednesday, many people have already left the capital to observe the festivities with their near and dear ones in their village homes. Hence, the pressure of commuters on the city roads and in most of the departure stations of Dhaka remained crowd-free.
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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneDhaka gets quieter as Eid exodus begins
Roads in Dhaka are wearing a deserted look as people have started to leave the capital to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones in their village homes.
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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneFirst day of Eid holiday: Sadarghat returns to its old form
On the first holiday of Eid-ul-Fitr, the capital's main river port, Sadarghat, is full of Eid holidaymakers since dawn.
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Bangla TribuneEid holidaymakers opting for trucks due to high bus fares
Holidaymakers are leaving Dhaka to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their families in great numbers. Ignoring the risks, many of them are choosing trucks to save some money due to high bus fares.
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Bangla TribuneCrowd-free platform gives relief to railway travellers
Dhaka city residents, who mostly travel by train to go to their homes, enjoyed a crowd-free platform on Wednesday, the first day of the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday.
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Bangla Tribune2.44C collected in tolls as 30,000 vehicles cross Bangabandhu Bridge in 24hrs
The number of vehicles plying the Dhaka-Tangail highway has increased as Eid draws nearer, with people in a rush to go to their hometowns or villages in northern Bangladesh to spend the holidays with their near and dear ones.
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Toll Plaza of Bangabandhu Bridge Bangla TribuneHeatwave driving record power generation
Bangladesh's power generation increased further, setting a new record on Tuesday with the production reaching 15,626MW at 9pm, as the country swelters through a heatwave.
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