Though the government has extended public holidays and transport shutdown until May 30 to restrict mass exodus from Dhaka during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, many people have started venturing out for their village homes using alternative vehicles, triggering a fresh worry of spreading the coronavirus in non-infected areas.

Bangladesh could be staring at another wave of coronavirus cases as thousands of people left capital Dhaka for their home districts ignoring the government’s restrictions on movement and risks of infection.