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Crowds of people started at the bus terminals and at the Sadarghat launch terminal in the capital after the announcement of the national shutdown. People have been flocking to these venues since this afternoon after the announcement of a week-long shutdown from Monday.
Mosharraf Hossain, general manager of Hanif Paribahan, said that a large number of passengers had gathered in Gabtali since noon.
“We were asked to vacate 50 percent of the seats,” he said. However, under pressure from passengers, we are faced with the challenge of complying with hygiene regulations.
Abul Kalam, president of the Mohakhali Bus Terminal Bus Owners Association, told The Daily Star: “The number of passengers has increased slightly in the afternoon and most of them have bought tickets today.”
“We expect passenger pressure to increase tomorrow,” he said. Many of the passengers feel that the blocking period may increase even more.
Joynal Abedin, Deputy Director of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (Dhaka River Port), told The Daily Star at 5:15 pm: “Although no additional passengers have been seen yet. However, the pressure from passengers can increase later.
