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Overcrowded passenger trains in Bangladesh
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-12-09 10:50 ![]() An overcrowded passenger train is seen in Dhaka December 8, 2008. Millions of residents in Dhaka have started the exodus home from the capital city ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, which marks the end of the haj by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. [Agencies]
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