Ferry services resume after two hours

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

Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) in Daulatdia of Rajbari, said dense fog disrupted the ferry services for two hours from 4:00am.

Five ferries remained stranded in the middle of the river, Shafiqul said, adding that about 600 vehicles also remained stationed on both sides of the river till the services resumed around 6:00am.