Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujon said Bangladesh Railway (BR) will not arrange any additional train service, except for the regular ones, to carry passengers ahead of this Eid-ul-Azha.
He made the disclosure while talking to reporters after inaugurating a tree plantation programme at Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital on Tuesday morning.
The government is discouraging people to go their village home on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and so it has taken the decision to refrain from operating special trains during Eid, said Nurul Islam.
The minister said trains will run abiding by the health guidelines and not carry any extra passenger on the occasion of the festival.
"The number of trains will remain the same as it is now and trains will be operated following health guidelines. Bangladesh Railway will not carry extra passengers even though the pressure of passengers has increased ahead of Eid," he said.
The minister also urged people to stay at their respective places to avoid crisis due to coronavirus situation.
