Bangladesh Railway (BR) will operate two pairs of special trains on the Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow (13 September) Bhairab-Kishoreganj and Mymensingh-Kishoreganj routes to facilitate the devotees participating in Sholakia Eid congregation, the largest one of the country.

Transport officer Mahabubur Rahman of Bangladesh Railway’s Dhaka Division said one of the trains ‘Sholakia Express’ would start from Bhairab Bazar at 6am and expected to reach Kishoreganj at 8am and it would leave Kishoreganj at 12noon and reach Bhairab Bazar at 2:00pm.

He said the other ‘Sholakia Express’ will start from Mymensingh at 5:45am and reach Kishoreganj at 8:00am and after the Eid prayers it will leave Kishoreganj at 12 noon and return to Mymensingh station at 3:00pm.

Sholakia is famous for its Eidgah ground where the largest congregation of Eid prayers in Bangladesh has been held.

The trains will touch all the stations on the way to and from Sholakia, he added.