Bitter Return From Sweet Home

Return journey to the capital and other places after spending the Eid holiday in village homes turns even more troublesome due to shortage of transport coupled with anxiety about timely arrival at workplaces. The photos, from top, show dangerous ride on train roofs and engines at Mymensingh railway station, people getting on the roof of a bus to travel for 'cheaper' fair at Paturia ferry terminal in Manikganj district, and a passengers fell to the river while trying to jump onto a launch at Patuakhali. Around 5,000 people returned frustrated from Patuakhali launch terminal yesterday as five double-decker launches starting from there for Dhaka proved too inadequate for a huge number of passengers.Photo: STAR