Dhaka, March 13 -- Many holiday-makers have started their homebound journey from the city ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival amid a fear of trip rescheduling due to the ongoing fuel crisis.

Although the long Eid holiday will begin on March 17, many holiday-makers and service-holders have started sending their families beforehand to avoid the rush during the Eid.

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has caused unusually high crowds at petrol pumps in the recent days. The government has set a daily fuel cap for each vehicle. Transport operators have reduced their trips due to fuel supply shortages.

On a visit to some bus counters on Thursday, people were seen travelling home from the city as the weekend began on Friday.

Md Raihan, a s...