Bangladeshi Muslims Ride Home to Celebrate Eid al-Fitr Festival

Author: jone Date: 14 November, Category: Fact, Visits 3078

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Bangladeshis gather at the terminal as they board packed ferries to be with their families in their respective villages ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival at the Sadarghat ferry terminal on the outskirts of Dhaka on August 7, 2013. The Eid al-Fitr, the biggest festive Muslim event, marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Munir uz Zaman/AFP Photo)

Bangladeshis ride packed ferries as they rush home to be with their families in their respective villages ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festival at the Sadarghat ferry terminal on the outskirts of Dhaka on August 7, 2013. (Photo by Munir uz Zaman/AFP Photo)

Bangladeshi Muslims overcrowd ferries to head home ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by A.M. Ahad/AP Photo)

A woman boards on an overcrowded passenger boat at Sadarghat boat terminal in Dhaka August 7, 2013. Millions of residents in Dhaka have started the exodus home from the capital city ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

People look on from an overcrowded passenger boat navigating through the Buriganga River in Dhaka August 7, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

People are rowed to an overcrowded passenger boat at Sadarghat boat terminal in Dhaka August 7, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

Bangladeshi passengers sit on the roof of an overcrowded train as others wait on the platform as they try to reach their homes to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Muslims across the world are preparing for the arrival of Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by A.M. Ahad/AP Photo)

Passengers spill out from the train door as they travel aboard an overcrowded train at a railway station in Dhaka August 8, 2013. Millions of residents in Dhaka are travelling home from the capital city to celebrate the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

An overcrowded passenger boat prepares to depart as people return to their hometowns ahead of Eid al-Fitr at Sadarghat in Dhaka August 7, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

Passengers sleep on a railway track as they wait to board a train at a railway station in Dhaka, August 8, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

Passengers try to climb on board an overcrowded train at a railway station in Dhaka August 8, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

Passengers climb to board an overcrowded train at a railway station in Dhaka August 8, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

Passengers climb on board an overcrowded train at a railway station in Dhaka August 8, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

A woman tries to climb on board an overcrowded train at a railway station in Dhaka August 8, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

Passengers try to climb to the top of an overcrowded train at a railway station in Dhaka August 8, 2013. (Photo by Andrew Biraj/Reuters)

Bangladeshi Muslims travel on the roof of a train to head home ahead of Eid al-Fitr as others wait at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, August 8, 2013. Hundreds of thousands of people working in Dhaka to make a living return home to spend time with their family during Eid al-Fitr. (Photo by A.M. Ahad/AP Photo)

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