Government and private offices including banks reopened on a limited scale on Wednesday after a five-day break including three days of general holidays and cut in curfew time clamped across the country on Friday to contain violence amid student protests for quota reform in public service.
Although the number of privately owned vehicles and buses plying the roads in the morning was low, rickshaws and CNG-run autorickshaws were large in number.
The city took almost a normal look with increased traffic, movement of people, and reopening of shops and offices.
On Tuesday, the government announced that the offices will remain open from 11am to 3pm on Wednesday.
Besides, broadband internet services were restored partially in some places on Tuesday night, bringing relief to people whose lives and businesses had been severely affected by an internet blackout since Thursday.
However, broadband internet users said they were unable to use social media.
State Minister for Post, Telecommunication and ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Tuesday said broadband internet services will be restored in government institutions, banks, media, power and gas supply offices on a priority basis at night.
The government relaxed the ongoing curfew in Dhaka for seven hours from 10am on Wednesday, aiming to bring normalcy to public life.
Besides, production in garment factories resumed after five days of suspension and huge business losses.
