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Mad rush for home

Staff Correspondent
Almost all tickets for journpys out of Dhaka to other districts in the country have been sold as the Eid rush reached its peak yesterday. A few tickets that remain are being sold at incredibly high prices.
Despite the high prices of tickets, thousands of people heading home for the holidays were seen at bus terminals, the launch terminal and railway stations with their luggage. They take with them gifts for their family members, relatives and friends.
For most yesterday was the last working day before Eid. Government offices, however, will remain open today.
Jasmine Akhter Jenny, an NGO worker, was waiting for her husband who was trying to buy two tickets for Dinajpur at Gabtoli bus terminal yesterday afternoon.
"I do not know if we will get the tickets... but we have to go as parents are at home waiting for us to join them. 1 bought clothes for them..." said Jasmine.
"Maybe there will be trouble getting home but we are still happy. We are going after six months," she said. Pinku, wishing to go to Manikganj, was found yelling in front of the information and complaints centre of Dhaka Bus Thick Owners Group at Gabtoli, saying Padma Line buses were charging Tk 80 for a ticket to Manikganj
"Usually they charge Tk 30 but today it is being charged so high. This is unacceptable," he said.
Asked about the high fares, an employee of Padma Line said, "The government-fixed rate is Tk 60 and Tk 20 was extra for Eid."
.Ml shopping arcades and markets were crowded mostly with women.
"Yes, I did shop earlier but still some more things have to be bought today," said Shawli, a college student.
Heavy traffic was seen on the city streets throughout the day yesterday even though a large number of people of the city had
drove his boss to work in Motijheel before 9:00am, said, "I was told to return to my boss's Dhanmondi home by 10:00am... it is 11:30am and 1 cannot even get out of Motijheel."
Hundreds of vehicles were stuck for hours in gridlocks in Motijheel yesterday.
Similar traffic jams were also seen on streets in Sayadabad, Gulistan, Nayabazar, Laxmibazar, Banglabaz^r, Paltan, Kakrail, Malibagh, Moghbazar, Tejgaon, Shahbagh, Karwan Bazar, Farmgate. Shyamoli, Mirpur, Mohakhali and Rampura areas.
People claimed that there were fewer traffic policemen on duty yesterday.