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Homegoers stuck

 New Nation
 Published: 12:00 AM, 21 September 2015

Ehsanul Haque Jasim :
Long tailback and deplorable condition of roads and highways are all causing sufferings to thousands of homebound people travelling to their respective village homes and towns across the country for the celebration of Eid-ul-Azha festival.
Holidaymakers have already started leaving the capital city Dhaka. But the smooth journey is not being possible this year also, as heavy rainfall has damaged highways in different parts of the country.
Thousands of passengers remained stuck on the Dhaka-Tangail highway for hours on Sunday due to creation of a 30-kilometre long tailback in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail district. Hundreds of vehicles remained motionless for an hour in the morning for the gridlock at Chandra intersection in Gazipur district. The highway witnessed jam on Saturday also after a truck had broken down at Natiyapara in Mirzapur upazila.
Alongside the road and highways, the train passengers are also experiencing affliction in their journey. At least six trains delayed to leave the Kamlapur Railway Station on Sunday. These trains were the Sundarban Express, the Mohanagor Provati, the Nilsagor Express and the Rajshahi Express.
Sources said, the Khulna bound the Sundarban Express was late by two hours and 25 minutes, the Rajshahi Express left for Chapainawabganj after two hours and 35 minutes of the departure time, the Chilahati bound Nilsagor delayed to leave the station by an hour and the Chittagong bound Mohanogor Provati was late by about an hour.
As a result, other trains also could not leave the platform in time, said some officials of the station.
Meanwhile, the Railways Minister Mujibul Haque visited the station on Sunday afternoon and asked the officials to maintain timetable so that passengers can comfortably go home.
Kamalapur Railway Station saw huge rush of passengers for tickets on all the five days. The Eid passengers, who collected advance tickets, are traveling by trains. The Railway has started special train services from September 20 and it will continue till September 24 and for seven days after Eid from September 27 to October 3.
Railway has connected 138 additional passenger coaches and 25 additional engines during the Eid, said Kamalapur Railway Station Manager Sitangshu Chakrabarty.
The people are also facing sufferings on waterways. The Shimulia-Kawrakandi route is still not normal for cruising the ferries. Shipping Minister Shahjahan Khan said that the ferry service on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route would become normal from Monday.
It has been alleged that the launches are carrying extra passengers. Some launches left Sadarghat Launch Terminal on Sunday with extra passengers. Shahjahan Khan said, stern action would be taken against the violators.
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) arranged special launch service on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The special Eid service begins on Monday. According to the officials of BIWTA, around 160 launches will leave Sadarghat for different destinations in the southern part of the country.