Ferry rescued

Ro-Ro ferry Shaheed Barkat which got stuck in a shoal at Magurkhand channel in the Padma river yesterday at around 9:00am was salvaged at 1:00pm.
Despite hectic efforts the authorities could not salvage it till noon. However, the ferry was rescued after the water level increased.
Earlier, on Monday night another ferry, Kakoli, got trapped at the same spot and it was rescued around 6:00am yesterday.