The problem with overhead racks

There is a specific kind of panic that happens on the platform at the Kamalapur station right before the doors open. You can have a confirmed ticket safely in your pocket. You can know your exact seat number. But the moment the Rajshahi train pulls in, everyone acts like the seats are going to evaporate […]

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The morning rush for Snigdha class

I set an alarm for five minutes before the Bangladesh Railway portal updates. I sit at my kitchen table with my debit card already out on the wood. You have exactly a two-minute window to secure a Snigdha class ticket on the Dhaka to Rajshahi route before the entire carriage completely sells out. I used […]

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