Capital looks deserted for three-day vacation
Monday, 18 August 2008
The over-crowded capital wore a deserted look for three days as thousands of people had left for their village homes to observe the holy Shab-e-Barat Saturday as they got the chance of getting out of the daily rut for three consecutive days since Friday, reports UNB.
Unlike the usual snarl-ups in the poorly managed city traffic, there had been no congestion on the streets during the three-day closure on account of two-day weekend followed by a day of Shab-e-Barat holiday.
On Thursday afternoon, there was a huge rush of people at railway stations, and bus and launch terminals in the capital with people making desperate bid to go home for the vacationing.
Hundreds of people were seen streaming to Kamalapur railway station, Sadarghat launch terminal and Gabtoli, Sayedabad, Mohakhali and Gulistan bus terminals Thursday to avail motorised transport.
Since the government announcement of the holiday for August 16, government and non-government officials and employees were preparing to leave the capital as they got three consecutive days as holidays.
It was observed that the rush of people going home from some city points with the motor vehicles and rickshaws got stranded for hours.
Unlike the usual snarl-ups in the poorly managed city traffic, there had been no congestion on the streets during the three-day closure on account of two-day weekend followed by a day of Shab-e-Barat holiday.
On Thursday afternoon, there was a huge rush of people at railway stations, and bus and launch terminals in the capital with people making desperate bid to go home for the vacationing.
Hundreds of people were seen streaming to Kamalapur railway station, Sadarghat launch terminal and Gabtoli, Sayedabad, Mohakhali and Gulistan bus terminals Thursday to avail motorised transport.
Since the government announcement of the holiday for August 16, government and non-government officials and employees were preparing to leave the capital as they got three consecutive days as holidays.
It was observed that the rush of people going home from some city points with the motor vehicles and rickshaws got stranded for hours.