The New Nation - Internet Edition

Every year when the two holy Eids draw nearer, tens of thousands of men and women go to their village homes or other parts of the country at any cost They care not about the fare, troubles during the journey, losses of valuables on the way and looting/theft of their properties left behind in the capital city. Perhaps people of no other country in the world are so home crazy. This is the reason the bus and the lunch owners reportedly sell the tickets in advance at a higher rate and the black marketers manage to buy most of the tickets for sale at further higher cost Still the people shall move pillar to post and post to pillar in search of the much wanted tickets.

Every year we hear of the administrative measures against the sale of tickets at higher rate but litle benefit is produced. What we think is that the passion for going home during Eid should be rationalised and the bus/launch owners must know it that to give affliction to the people is not at all a good job. It shall be dealt with severely.

William

Banani, Dhaka