The government offices and banks resumed today after the vacation of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the major religious festivals for Muslims.
This year, the government employees got four-day holidays at a stretch. July 8 and 9 were weekly holidays, July 10 and 11 were public holidays for Eid-ul-Azha which was celebrated on Sunday.
A huge number of people left capital Dhaka to celebrate the festival at their village homes with their dear and near ones. Dhaka streets took deserted look as people went to villages to celebrate the festival.