Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Bangladesh Railway has decided to run three pairs of special trains to ensure convenient and safe travel for homebound passengers during the Durga Puja holidays.

Also, the weekly days off for five regular services have been cancelled.

The decisions were made at a preparatory meeting held at the road transport ministry on Sunday, according to Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, senior information officer for the railways ministry.

He said that to cope with the influx of passengers, the weekly day off for the eastern region's Cox's Bazar Express scheduled for Oct 19 and 20 has been withdrawn.

In the western region, the day off for the Jahanabad Express and Ruposhi Bangla Express on Oct 19, the Padma Express on Oct 20, and the Modh...