DHAKA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- A rush of home-goers continued at bus terminals and railway stations in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Tuesday, two days before the Eid al-Fitr.
The Muslim majority in Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-al-Fitr on Thursday, decided by the National Moon Sighting Committee.
Traffic has begun to build up on major roads out of Dhaka. Many residents have started their journey home days earlier to avoid the mad rush.
While passengers crowded ferry, train and bus terminals, other city residents who had their own cars or hired vehicles were making their last-minute shopping and business transactions before their long road trip home.
Like previous years, sufferings of home-goers reportedly worsened with long tailbacks on all highways connecting Dhaka because of a heavy rush of outbound buses. Lots of people risked their lives by clinging perilously on the rails of ferries and trains.
According to some estimates, millions of people leave Dhaka twice in a year on Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, a festival of animal sacrifice. ■