Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan visited Kamlapur railway station on Friday morning and apologised to Eid holidaymakers who suffered immensely for the delay of four trains.
"A total of 18 trains left Dhaka till 10 am while the schedules of four trains were disrupted. I'm really sorry for this and it won't happen from tomorrow," he said while briefing reporters at the station.
The holiday makers, after going through hassle to collect advanced tickets, suffered again on the first weekend ahead of Eid holidays as a number of trains especially those on the northern routes failed to arrive according to schedule.
“Rangpur Express left the station seven hours behind its schedule, Rajshahi-bound Dhumketu Express was delayed by two hours and 15 minutes, Khulna-bound Sundarban Express by one hour and 15 minutes while Nilphamari-bound Nilsagar Express by one hour and 40 minutes,” said the Minister.
As per a report on UNB agency, around 20 million people live in the city for jobs and they leave the capital to celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones, said Nurul adding, "We're trying to provide good services."
Advance train ticket sale for Eid began on May 22 but people suffered a lot to avail themselves of tickets through apps due to technical glitches on the first day of advance ticket sales.