Bangladesh, May 25 -- With the holy Eid-ul-Adha approaching, thousands of residents of the capital have started leaving Dhaka to celebrate the festival with their families in their native villages, increasing pressure on trains and long-distance buses.

As rail travel is considered more comfortable than road transport, large crowds of passengers were seen at railway stations on Saturday.

Although several trains departed behind schedule, passengers appeared cheerful and eager to reach home safely.

Passengers, however, said long-distance buses were largely departing on time, though some routes were experiencing difficulties due to increased passenger pressure.

Many travellers waiting at terminals said severe traffic congestion and ticke...