Advance bus tickets for Eid travel go on sale from Aug 18

The advance sales of bus tickets for Eid-ul-Azha holidaymakers from Dhaka to other districts will start on Aug 18.

Bus operators will sell tickets from their outlets across the capital, Soheil Talukder, chairman of Bangladesh Bus, Truck Owners' Association, told bdnews24.com on Saturday. "It will continue until the tickets are sold out." 

Hanif Paribahan, one of the largest bus services, said their outlets in Dhaka city will sell advance tickets for all the destinations.

Tickets for three days starting Aug 29 will be the most sought-after by holidaymakers, said its Managing Director Mosharraf Hossain.

The Eid-ul-Azha may fall on Sept 1 or 2, depending on moon sighting.