Dhaka, April 5 -- Public and private offices will reopen on Sunday after an extensive nine-day Eid-ul-Fitr break, resuming their regular 9am-5pm work hours after Ramadan as well.

Many citizens have already returned to Dhaka, but the holidaymakers are still flooding Kamalapur Railway Station, Sadarghat Launch Terminal and long-route bus stations.

Government employee Abidur Rahman returned to Dhaka from Chattogram with his wife and children on Saturday morning.

"The marathon Eid break is over. Work starts again tomorrow. The boys and girls will resume school, colleges, and universities from tomorrow as well."

Citing fewer trips, rickshaw-pullers and autorickshaw drivers said holiday earnings had been unremarkable. But the number of pass...