Internet problem halts advance Eid train ticket sale

Internet problem halts advance Eid train ticket sale

Dhaka, Aug 11 (Just News): Bangladesh Railway has suspended sales of advance train tickets for the Eid-ul-Azha due to internet problem.

The selling of train ticket remains suspended from 10:30am, said Sitangshu Chakraborty, manager of Kamalapur Railway Station.

The ticket selling will resume once the internet connection is restored, he said.

With Eid-ul-Azha only two weeks away, advance sale of train started from August 8.

Around 8:00am today, the railway started the ticket selling for August 20.

Thousands of people thronged ticket counters at the railway station -- with many waiting overnight -- to buy tickets, hoping to celebrate Eid with loved ones at home.