Dhaka, March 26 -- With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, the number of homebound travellers has surged at Dhaka's bus terminals.

Transport workers say ticket demand at counters began increasing after Tuesday afternoon, reports bdnews24.com.

The interim government had announced the holiday, counting Eid-ul-Fitr on Mar 31.

In addition, four days of leave were granted around this period, including Mar 29, 30, and Apr 1, 2, under an executive order.

Before the start of the Eid holidays, Mar 28 (Friday) also marks a holiday due to Shab-e-Qadr.

Offices were initially set to reopen on Apr 3 (Thursday), but the government later extended the break through an executive order.

The following two days are the regular weekend, so government employees wil...