Fog disrupts ferry service for 7 hours

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma river resumed after nearly seven hours of disruption caused by dense fog yesterday.

Earlier, plying of ferries and other water vessels on the route remained suspended from 10:30pm on Sunday to 5:30am early yesterday due to low visibility caused by the dense fog.

Due to the situation, six passenger ferries were stuck in the middle of the river while 10 other vessels remained stranded on both sides of the river for nearly seven hours.

Besides, over 500 vehicles, including two passenger buses, private cars and microbus remained stuck on both sides of Paturia and Daulatdia ferry terminals.

Nasir Mohammad Chowdhury, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha, said the fog started increasing since Sunday evening and till 10:30pm thick fog covered the entire route.

When the fog started disappearing they resumed the ferry service around 5:30am, the manager said, adding that it will take some time for the stranded vehicles to cross the river.