Holy Eid-ul- Fitr (Hizri 1435) celebrated in Bangladesh on 29 July 2014

Airport Rly Stn- home goers

narrowly escaped fatality to catch running train

rush at peak

Heading home

on train roof

Traffic on Dhaka-Mawa highway

wait for bus at Gabtali bus station

Queue for advance ticket at Kamalapur Rly Stn.

South bound launch. Although less congestion this time, tickets were pricey.

millions of city-dwellers have left the capital and other major cities to celebrate Eid with their near and dear ones in the countryside.

Eid holidays on the river Buriganga at Postogola

Shahbagh, Dhaka

Mirpur road

Chandni Chawk, New Market

New Baily Road

new outlet- Infinity

Last but not the least- Attar and cap

Basundhara Shopping Centre

No time to go home- shoppers have 'Iftar' (breaking fast) in the market corridors of Basundhara mall.

Rickshaws stuck in long tailback clog the side streets.

Baitul Mukarram Masjid, Dhaka, the national mosque; Eid congregation.

 Baitul Mukarram Masjid- inside view

Some 668 more Eid congregations were held at different areas in Dhaka city.

The biggest congregation in the country was held at the Sholakia Eidgah field, Kishoreganj- its 187th Eid congregation over 3-hundred thousand.

Candlelight vigil- titled “Send a prayer to Gaza” in the capital's Banani field last week expressing deep shock at the death of innocent Gazans in Israel's ongoing brutal military offensive and carnage since July 8.