Advance bus tickets for Eid trips available from Mar 14

Advance bus tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr trips will be made available from Mar 14.

Homebound passengers will be able to purchase tickets for trips seven days ahead of Eid – Mar 25 to Mar 31, according to Shuvankar Ghosh Rakesh, general secretary of the Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners Association.

“The decision was made yesterday at a preparatory meeting of our association. Passengers will be able to buy bus tickets both online and at counters from Mar 14.”

“However, many transport companies will only sell tickets online this time.”

The transport leader said that the association will have a monitoring team working at bus terminals during Eid so that passengers do not face excess charges on their fares.

“Additional fares outside the ones listed cannot be charged. Bus fares will be charged as per the fare fixed by the BRTA [Bangladesh Road Transport Association]. That instruction has gone out to all the owners.”

The official also said that a number of measures are being adopted to ensure the safety of night coaches during Eid. Among the proposals, one is being considered on shooting a video before the night coach or bus departs.

“We are making a number of plans to try and ensure that the passengers taking this year’s Eid trips are safe and do not face any accidents,” he said.