Many people came out of their homes during the break of curfew between 10:00am and 5:00pm on Thursday, while many vehicles, including public buses, also hit the streets in signs of normalcy.聽
On the sixth day of the nationwide curfew, huge traffic congestion was seen in many city areas, including Banglamotor, Karwan Bazar, Kakrail, Paltan, and Segun Bagicha, even after the curfew was reinforced at 5:00pm.
Authorities relaxed the curfew for seven hours in trouble-hit Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayanganj, and Narsingdi districts between 10:00am and 5:00pm.
In the capital鈥檚 Matsya Bhaban area, members of the Bangladesh Army were seen maintaining traffic movement at about 5:30pm.
An assistant commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police traffic division said that they could not manage the pressure of many vehicles during and after office hours.
He mentioned that the closure of Metro Rail and the Dhaka Elevated Motorway increased congestion.
The government imposed a curfew and deployed the Army on Friday midnight for an indefinite period with breaks in designated hours as protests for quota reform in public services turned violent in Dhaka and many other parts of the country.
The protests saw at least 209 people killed and over 6,000 injured, according to the data provided by different hospitals and police.
They include the deaths of two people鈥擩akir Hossain, 29, and Zaman, 17鈥攚ho succumbed to their injuries at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Thursday.
The railway was the only mode of transport that could not offer any services during the break of curfew hours.
On Wednesday, Bangladesh Railway decided to resume operations of two commuter trains on the Dhaka-Tongi and Dhaka-Joydevpur routes, but the decision was changed later.
Confirming the matter, a senior railway official told 抖阴精品 that train services would not be resumed until the situation improved significantly.
Long-route buses, however, left Dhaka鈥檚 Sayedabad, Gabtoli, and Mohakhali terminals.
A total of 31 launches departed Sadarghat terminal, while 16 reached Dhaka between 10:00am and 5:00pm on Thursday, said Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority joint director Alamgir Kabir.
鈥楳any long route launches, including Barguna, Patuakhali, and Bhola, also left Dhaka today due to the pressure of passengers,鈥� Alamgir said.
Some daily wage earners, however, said that they were economically affected even though the curfew was relaxed for some hours.聽
Gutam Saha, a barber in the capital鈥檚 Kalabagan area, said he could not serve more than a handful of customers when curfew remained relaxed.聽
鈥榃e only get the owner for attending customers. So, fewer customers means our income is also less,鈥� he said.