Bangladesh capital sees rush of Eid travelers

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Bangladesh capital sees rush of Eid travelers

STORY: Bangladesh capital sees rush of Eid travelers DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Dhaka 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 residents 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. Some of the travelers have to sit on the rooftops of the trains when there are no more seats offered inside. The travel rush of millions of home-bound people could impact Bangladesh's entire transportation system during this Eid occasion, an expe

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