The streets of the capital which is usually filled with people, even on the weekends, were almost empty on Saturday as thousands of people left the city ahead of Sunday's national election.
Many of them went to their district homes for exercising their voting right, while some others left to spend holidays taking advantage of the three-day holiday as December 30 (Sunday) was declared holiday .
Very few buses, cars and rickshaws were seen plying on the city streets in the morning, as per a report of UNB.
Besides, plying of motorcycles, except those of journalists, remained restricted since December 28 midnight.
Members of law enforcement agencies were seen at various intersections of the city, checking vehicles and motorbikes for documents.
Even buses which usually remain overcrowded were seen plying with a very few passengers.
The Election Commission (EC), meanwhile, has completed its preparations to hold the general election on Sunday.
Amid tight security with the deployment of over 700,000 security members across the country, the voting in the election will be held from 8:00am to 4:00pm without any break.
