Dhaka, May 20 -- Bangladesh Police on Wednesday asked passengers to remain alert against stone-throwing incidents during train journeys and to keep their belongings secure during Eid travel.

Bangladesh Police issued a set of safety guidelines for the public to ensure safe and smooth celebrations of the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha.

It also discouraged travelling without tickets on trains.

It also advised people planning to travel to their hometowns with sufficient time before and after Eid to avoid severe last-minute crowding at train stations, bus terminals, launch and ferry ghats.

They urged citizens not to travel on rooftops of buses, trains, launches, steamers, trucks, pickups or other goods-carrying vehicles, warning that such pract...