Dhaka, April 24 -- People are swarming Kamalapur Railway Station on Sunday, the second day of advance sales of train tickets for the upcoming Eid holidays.

Long lines formed at the 16 counters selling the advance tickets.

Tickets for April 28 are being sold on Sunday. A large number of travellers are expected to leave Dhaka on that date as it is the last working day before Eid-ul Fitr, reports bdnews24.com.

According to Station Manager Masud Sarwar, the authorities set a sales target of 27,000 tickets each day in the lead up to Eid. Half of these tickets will be sold at the station counter and the other half online.

"The sale of advance tickets online and over the counter has started," he said on Saturday. "Tickets are available at fi...