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The government has announced that advance train tickets for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr will be available from March 14.
Speaking after a meeting on road discipline during Eid travel at Bidyut Bhaban in Dhaka on Sunday, Railways Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said ticket sales would begin that day.
All tickets will be sold online this year.
Tickets for March 24 will be released on March 14, followed by March 25 on March 15, March 26 on March 16, March 27 on March 17, March 28 on March 18, March 29 on March 19, and March 30 on March 20.
To ease Eid travel, five special trains will operate: Chandpur Eid Special on the Chattogram-Chandpur route, Dewanganj Eid Special on the Dhaka-Dewanganj route, Sholakia Eid Special on the Bhairab Bazar-Kishoreganj route, another Sholakia Eid Special on the Mymensingh-Kishoreganj route, and Parbatipur Eid Special on the Joydebpur-Parbatipur route.
An additional 40 coaches will be added to trains during the Eid rush.
Each passenger can buy one round-trip ticket online, purchasing up to four tickets per transaction.
Up to 25 per cent of total seats will be sold as standing tickets on the travel day.
Tickets for Mar 31, Apr 1, and Apr 2 will be sold based on the moon sighting.
Return tickets will be available from Mar 28, starting with tickets for Apr 3.
Tickets for April 4 will be sold on March 25, April 5 on March 26, April 6 on March 27, April 7 on March 28, April 8 on March 29, and April 9 on March 30.
From Mar 27 until the day before Eid, all weekly breaks for intercity trains will be suspended.