Fog halts ferry services

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed yesterday after four hours of disruption triggered by dense fog.

The authorities stopped plying of the ferries around 6:00am, causing immense sufferings to hundreds of passengers, said Shafiqul Islam, manager (commerce) of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Daulatdia office.

Fourteen ferries anchored at Paturia ferry ghat while two others were forced to anchor at Daulatdia ferry ghat for hours.

Passengers, especially children and women, of 21 south and south western districts were the worst sufferers.

The ferry service resumed around 10:00am after the fog cleared, Shafiqul said.