Ferry services disrupted for fog
Ferry services at Daulatdia-Paturia and Shimulia-Kewrakandi were disrupted for fog early today.
At Shimulia-Kewrakandi, ferries resumed around 8:00am this morning after three hours of halt, our Munshiganj correspondent reports quoting authorities.
AGM Shah Khaled, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authoritiy (BIWTA) manager at Shimulia, said dense fog compelled suspension of the ferry services around 5:00am.
Six ferries were stranded mid-river overnight. Over 200 vehicles remained stranded.
At Paturia-Daulatdia, ferry services resumed around 10:00am this morning after five hours of halt, our Manikganj correspondent reports quoting Mohiuddin Rasel, BIWTA manager at Paturia.
Three ferries with passengers and vehicles remained stranded for the hours in mid river, he said.
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