Health guidelines largely ignored 10th May, 2021 11:34:09 A large number of people are still struggling to leave the capital for their village homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr though the government is trying to keep people in homes amid the surge in coronavirus cases. The travellers were not following the health guidelines, including maintaining social distancing. Even, many of them were not wearing face masks to protect themselves from the deadly coronavirus. Despite barricades on roads, suspension of ferry movement on river channels, home-goers, including women and children boarding in various small vehicles, are also thronging towards roads, highways and ferry ghats. The authorities deployed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Shimulia-Bangla Bazar and Paturia-Daulatdia ferry ghats on Sunday morning to stop the streams of the home-bound people and vehicles. But, thousands of people hoping to make their way home for Eid are still swelling at both the ferry ghats to cross the river Padma.