USHERING IN SPRING ... Adorned with flowers and colours, dancers perform at the Bashanta Utshab to welcome the first day of spring at the Dhaka University’s Charukola yesterday morning. PHOTO: ANISUR RAHMAN

Standstill traffic on all streets, including the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, at Farmgate in the capital last night. Many city dwellers said people going out in droves on a weekday to celebrate Pahela Falgun, Valentine’s Day and Saraswati Puja, which coincided, caused citywide gridlocks. Photo: Amran Hossain