Usually bustling with traffic, Dhaka’s Mirpur Road near the Science Lab intersection appeared unusually quiet on Sunday, as many residents who left the capital for their village homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha have yet to return.

Usually bustling with traffic, Dhaka's Mirpur Road near the Science Lab intersection appeared unusually quiet on Sunday, as many residents who left the capital for their village homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha have yet to return.