The New Nation - Internet Edition

Chitagong Correspondent

The port city went back to the usual and busy mode on Friday, even on the weekend, when the early bulletins of the satellite televisions aired curfew relaxation news for 14 hours from 8:00 in the morning.

Kitchen markets of the city turned overcrowded as hundreds rushed for weekly shopping. Shopping malls, superstores and other forms of business firms restored operation in the morning. Traffic congestions were seen at a number of city points following massive turnout of citizens for emergency purposes.

Though the horticultural produces had been costlier in the morning, the prices later took a downward trend when fresh supply of vegetables from the wholesale markets started arriving the city kitchen markets.

Many commercial establishments mostly the private ones did operate in full-scale for covering the damages of the curfew periods. Dislocation of international telephony and the cyber connectivity for at least 21 hours on Thursday also hindered business in the port city.

Cargo delivery from the port suffered hindrance during the curfew period though within port operation was claimed to have been normal. A significant quantity of cargo has been delivered from the port on Friday.