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Dhaka still in holiday mood

Staff Correspondent
The hustle and bustle of Dhaka came down for a few days relieving the city of nagging traffic congestion and persisting load-shedding following Eid vacation and exodus of a huge number of residents.
The capital looked most vibrant as people in colourful dresses were seen roaming on the streets, visiting their relatives and amusement parks as the weekend added an extra holiday to the Eid vacation yesterday.
The running week is expected to witness a comparatively low traffic and fewer crowds as the Durga Puja, a prime religious festival of the Hindus, begins from today.
"I wish we had always a vacation with such festivity and peace and a city with all its streets free from chaos," said Jamil, a high school' student, who wuj walking on lite streets with his friends.
"No load-shedding and no traffic congestion in the capital. The days are passing just like dreams. I want to travel the streets as much as I can and don’t want to spend my time in leisure to miss this opportunity," said Mohiuddin who was riding a CNG-run three-wheeler and reached Gendaria
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from Mirpur-12 in half an hour.
He however complained that the CNG driver took Tk 20 more than the usual fare.
“Most of the people have gone home and we don’t get many passengers during the Eid vacation. So we have no opportunity but to charge a bit higher," argued Alam, the driver.
Important city spots like Farmgate, Shahbagh, Gulshan-1 and Bijoy Sarani intersections. Airport and Mirpur roads and Mohakhali level-crossing were traffic gridlock free and no-one had to wait in long queues there.
The people living oh city streets were also seen passing times in leisure rather than scavenging in dustbins or begging at traffic signals. Street children were seen attending their roadside chitchat in a festive mood.
The number of public vehicles was ven- thin, while private vehicles plied in a considerable number full of well-dressed people. Rickshaws were another means of drive, which the young preferred to take as usual.
“The rickshaw-pullers demanded more fare than usual. But we paid them in satisfaction as it was really nice having a rickshaw ride on the streets without any stops," said Anjana, who spent yesterday riding rickshaws with her husband.
They however said rickshaws were not always available and the)’ had to walk sometimes to get one.
Most of the food shops remained closed at noon, while most of the city markets remained shut throughout the vacation.
Police constables and traffic men on duty were seen having a comfortable time, as the low traffic flow did not require much effort to keep the city streets going.