“Go back to where you came from, leave us alone,” I bet that line made you angry. It’s one of those lines you hear from certain elitists across the world, and, ironically, even in Dhaka.

Around 4:45pm on Eid day, Mohammad Rubel and his wife were anxiously waiting in the emergency queue with their daughter, Fatema, aged two years and eight months.

Government offices, banks resume operations as workers return to capital after extended holiday

Families walk miles through traffic, pay inflated fares

Weeklong holiday turns Sylhet’s tea gardens, waterfalls, and eco‑parks into crowded hubs

It is observed that a large number of returning passengers chose to come back early to avoid last-minute pressure.

Families pour into major attractions

Other key routes may also see delays over roadworks, bottlenecks

Amid the prevailing Middle East crisis and economic lull, Bangladesh is heading into a prolonged holiday period around Eid-ul-Fitr.

Classes to remain suspended during the period, though examinations may continue as scheduled

The government has extended the upcoming Eid‑ul‑Fitr holidays by a day to include March 18.

Government extends Eid‑ul‑Fitr holiday by a day, including March 18

The government is considering extending the public holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr, which is now five days.

The Eid-ul-Azha holidays will begin on June 5 and continue until June 14, offering a 10-day break for public servants across the country.

The government yesterday assured that law enforcement agencies will remain highly vigilant ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr to ensure public safety.

A series of unfortunate incidents began just the day before Eid holidays started.

Travellers were undeterred by the ongoing heatwave or higher accommodation and transport costs as tourist destinations across Bangladesh were bustling with activity during the recent holiday centring Eid-ul-Fitr.

People with some 12.28 lakh mobile connections left Dhaka on April 18, the last day of work before the start of holidays for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.

With the five-day government holiday beginning today on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr, Dhaka streets wore a deserted look

The couple of days after Eid holidays are over, in countries like Bangladesh where a large section of urban dwellers rush back to their rural roots for festivals, offices often open up to slow pace of work and a temporarily smaller workforce. For those of us stuck at work because somebody must man the ship, it can get very boring very fast, especially if work pressure is lower than usual. Here is how to make that time a bit more bearable.