Shawdesh Desk:

The sale of advance train tickets will start online from Friday for Eid holidaymakers.

The commuters have to purchase their tickets through online and mobile apps.

For this, the commuters have to complete their registration through rail ticketing web portal — Rail Sheba or through sending SMS from mobile by showing NID/passport/birth certificate.

Advance train tickets for April, 17, 18,19,20,21 will be available on April 7, 8,9,10, and 11 respectively while the selling of return tickets will begin from April 15.

Besides, the return tickets for April 25, 26, 27, 29, 29 and 30 will be available for April 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20.

On the occasion of Eid, the movement of Mitali Express and Maitree Express trains will remained suspended in April 18-27 and in April 20-27 respectively.

However, the Bandhan Express train will run as per its schedule.

There will be no stopover of Dhaka-bound Ekata, Drutojan, Panchagarh, Nilsagar, Kurigram, Lalmoni and Rangpur Express trains at Dhaka Airport Station from April 17 to the day before Eid-ul-Fitr.