Tourists throng Ctg, Cox’s Bazar, hill dists on Eid vacation

Huge tourists from different parts of the country have been gathering in Chittagong and adjoining districts including Cox’s Bazar and three hill districts Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari during and after Eid vacation.
The beach City Cox’s Bazar and hill city Rangamati and Bandarban are now replete with tourists during the vacation of Eid -ul-Azha. Many tourists also came to visit the port city Chittagong.
It may be mentioned that the Eid vacation begun from Friday in all financial institutions. All the private and public offices reopened on Monday. But, tourists are being gathering at the spots.
Almost all the shopping establishments and shops still remained closed as the employees and the shop-owners are enjoying Eid holiday since the morning of Eid-ul-Azha. Since the day of Eid the streets of the port city of Chittagong wore a deserted look as most of the city-dwellers left for their village home to observe the Eid.
It may be mentioned that about 60 to 70 per cent city-dwellers are outsiders from the villages. Only the permanent residents of the city remained to observe the festival here. But the tourist spots of the city including Foy’s Lake, Chittagong Zoo, Children Parks and the Patenga Sea Beach were full of visitors who were enjoying the holiday with their family members.
Nasrin Sultana Khanom, a city dweller who came yesterday at the Foy’s Lake with her children said, “Despite the pressure of the annual examination of children, we come to enjoy the eid vacation here at Foy’s Lake. My children are enjoying the rides here.”
Talking to The New Nation, a school teacher said, “I visit Patenga sea beach with my wife to pass some beautiful time here. I am enjoying here with fresh air and roaring sea.”
Nurul Huda, a dweller of Patenga sea beach area said, “In every year, huge tourists used to gather at the Patenga sea beach during the eid holidays. In the current year, the numbers of tourists are more than previous years.”