Queues of travellers stretch beyond the main platform at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka on the first day of advance ticket sales for Eid-ul-Fitr holidays on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Kamalapur Railway Station is abuzz with travellers on the first day of advance ticket sales for Eid-ul-Fitr holidays on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A woman waits, sitting on a stool, in a queue for advance tickets at Kamalapur Railway Station for Eid-ul-Fitr holidays on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Travellers show their national identity cards or photocopies of their birth certificates to buy advance train tickets at Kamalapur Railway Station on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

A young woman shows her ticket at Kamalapur Railway Station on the first day of advance ticket sales ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr holidays on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022. She arrived at the station to secure a place in the queue at 5am. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Maruf, who identified himself with a single name, will travel to Nilphamari to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with his family. He fell asleep while waiting in queues to buy advance tickets on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022 after arriving at Kamalapur Railway Station at 8pm on Friday to secure a place in the queue. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

Traders began selling goods at the venue of a fair centring Jabbarer Boli Khela, a traditional wrestling competition, in Chattogram’s Laldighi on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022, a day before the official opening of the three-day festival. Photo: Suman Babu

A few customers turned up at the venue of a fair centring Jabbarer Boli Khela, a traditional wrestling competition, in Chattogram’s Laldighi on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022, a day before the official opening of the three-day festival. Photo: Suman Babu

Traders began selling household goods and traditional products at the venue of a fair centring Jabbarer Boli Khela, a traditional wrestling competition, in Chattogram’s Laldighi on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022, a day before the official opening of the three-day festival. Photo: Suman Babu

Workers of Cotton Textile and Apparels demonstrate blocking the road at Purobi in Dhaka’s Mirpur demanding due wages, overtime and Eid-ul-Fitr allowance on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022.

A fish weighing 150 kg, locally called 'Bhol', was caught off the beach near the Palace Paradise Hotel on St. Martin's island on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022. Photo: Jasim Mahmud

A fish weighing 150 kg, locally called 'Bhol', was caught off the beach near the Palace Paradise Hotel on St. Martin's island on Saturday, Apr 23, 2022. Photo: Jasim Mahmud

Preparations for iftar are underway at the mosque at the High Court Mazar. The authorities distribute food to 1,200 people every day during Ramadan. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Iftar bowls are prepared at the mosque at the High Court Mazar. Each bowl feeds four. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

People break their fast with iftar at the mosque at the High Court Mazar. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Workers serve iftar bowls to people at the mosque at the High Court Mazar. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Preparations for iftar are underway at the Hight Court Mazar on Friday, Apr 22, 2022. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

Rikshaw-pullers break their fast with iftar at the High Court Mazar. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove