Bus operators are running several of their inter-district buses from Dhaka while the number of public transport on the city streets was high in some areas of the capital compared to previous days of countrywide blockades enforced by BNP and its allies
Traffic movement increased across the capital yesterday, on the first day of the sixth spell of the 48-hour blockade called by BNP and its allies to protest the schedule for the 12th parliamentary elections.
Almost 10 years ago, Sondha Rani, 45, started her small betel leaf shop in Mohammadpur Krishi Market, after taking a loan from a relative. She, along with her husband, ran this small shop, which served as the only means of income for their three-member family.