Staff Reporter :
The capital Dhaka has started waking up from its lull to renew its hectic activity as the offices and other establishments have started their days of work on Monday after a holiday of at least eight days, including Eid-ul-Fitr and Pohela Boishakh.
Holidaymakers have started trickling down the capital through the entry points, including Gabtoli bus terminal, Kamalpur Railway Station, Sayedabad bus terminal, and Sadarghat launch terminal, where the passengers were freely moving to reach their residences.
The environment of holidays is still looming large in the capital, as the city roads were free of the usual traffic jams for hours.
People will soon experience the heat of the scorching sun as Dhaka’s temperature was 37 degrees Celsius on Monday.
On the very first day of office, the city streets were almost deserted, and even the roundabouts were also free of traffic jams.
The number of private and public transports was fewer in the streets of Mirpur, Kolyanpur, Shyamoli, Dhanmondi, Farmgate, Karwan Bazar, and Shahbag.
Most of the shopping malls were closed except for some small shops, but there was no big gathering of buyers.
The same picture was also seen in the courts, secretariat, banks, and other offices. After a long holiday, they went to offices and exchanged Eid and Pohela Boishak greetings with their colleagues.
Those who had a busy schedule had returned to the capital, but many of the families would return later because the educational institutions would open on April 21.
Besides, most of the ready-made garment factories in Savar, Gazipur, and Narayanganj will open on April 20. It is expected that the capital will then return to its previous form of whirlwinds.
Even most of the eateries and restaurants have not opened yet, while the rickshaws, Laguna, and CNG are dominating the streets freely as a small number of buses are running in the streets with some passengers.
However, the popular metro rail service is also running from Uttara to Matijheel, but the number of passengers has not yet overwhelmed.
According to traffic police, the vehicular pressure has not yet intensified in most of the streets of the capital because people are slowing entering through different entry points.
“The holiday of Eid-ul-Fitr is over. People have started returning to the capital. There is not much pressure on the streets.