Millions head to hometowns in Bangladesh to celebrate Eid al-Adha

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Millions head to hometowns in Bangladesh to celebrate Eid al-Adha

STORY: Millions head to hometowns in Bangladesh to celebrate Eid al-Adha SHOOTING TIME: June 13, 2024 DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:35 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people at a railway station in Dhaka STORYLINE: With Eid al-Adha just around the corner, millions of Bangladeshis are packing bus and train stations and airports as they head to their hometowns to celebrate the festival of animal sacrifice and enjoy family reunion. In Dhaka, long-distance bus stations, ferry terminals and train stations were seen overflowing with hundreds of thousands of home-bound passengers after work hours on Thursday, the last workday of the week before the Eid holidays. While passengers crowded ferry, train and bus terminals, other city residents who had cars or hired vehicles were making their last-minute shopping and business transactions before their long road trip home. Bangladeshi Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Adha on June 17 with the spirit of sacrifice, marking one of the major

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