Bangladesh capital sees rush of Eid travelers
STORY: Bangladesh capital sees rush of Eid travelers
DATELINE: April 30, 2022
LENGTH: 0:02:51
LOCATION: Dhaka
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1 various of a passenger train
2 SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): SABIKUN NAHAR, Traveler
3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): TUMPA MONI, Traveler
4 SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): NAEEM, Traveler
5 various of bus station
STORYLINE:
The normally busy streets in the Bangladeshi capital saw less traffic on Friday morning, while millions of people were on the move at bus terminals, train stations and river ports.
Dhaka dwellers are traveling to their hometowns this year to join the Eid festival celebration with their kith and kin in villages after the annual exodus had been stalled for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan, will be celebrated in Bangladesh on or around May 3 based on the sighting of the new moon.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): SABIKUN NAHAR, Traveler
"My name is Sabikun Nahar. I'm in grade two. I'm going to
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