Homegoers would stop at nothing People crowd the pontoon and beyond as they try to get on one of the few ferries that were operated between Shimulia of Munshiganj and Khathalbari across the Padma. Unable to manage the surge of people heading home for Eid, the authorities had to run a few ferries yesterday. Photo: Star People are heading home for Eid in droves. Despite the pandemic, the subsequent restrictions on movement, officials made to stay at their work stations, and suspension of inter-district public transport, people in their thousands left for their village homes yesterday. They left the cities on private and small vehicles, ignoring the prime minister's request to celebrate Eid at where they are to help check the spread of Covid-19.