Asia Album: Bangladesh's city dwellers on way home ahead of Eid al-Adha

Source: Xinhua| 2021-07-19 15:15:27|Editor: huaxia

Photo shows Eid travelers at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2021. (Xinhua)

DHAKA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- As Eid al-Adha approaches, hundreds of thousands of Dhaka dwellers in Bangladesh have streamed out of the city to join the festival with their kith and kin in village homes.

The Festival of the Sacrifice will be celebrated in the country on July 21 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Travelers are seen on a ferry at Sadarghat terminal ahead of Eid al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2021. (Xinhua)

Travelers board ferries at Sadarghat terminal ahead of Eid al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2021. (Xinhua)

Travelers wait for a ferry at Sadarghat terminal ahead of Eid al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2021. (Xinhua)

Travelers are seen on a ferry at Sadarghat terminal ahead of Eid al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2021. (Xinhua)

Travelers are seen at Sadarghat terminal ahead of Eid al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2021. (Xinhua)

Eid travelers walk towards ferries at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2021. (Xinhua)

Travelers are seen at Sadarghat terminal ahead of Eid al-Adha in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 18, 2021. (Xinhua)

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