BIWTC special Eid service from Sept 25
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) will begin a special Eid service on Dhaka-Barisal route from September 25.
Five vessels of BIWTC will operate 34 regular and 21 special trips till October 5, official sources told this correspondent yesterday.
However BIWTC vessels selected for the special service are not yet ready.
Barisal BIWTC sources said PS Mahsud and MV Sela are still at Narayanganj dockyard and conditions of PS Lepcha and Turn are vulnerable. Only PS Ostrich is fit for regular long trips.
Railway ferry vessel Sonagaon used for BIWTC special Eid trips in previous years, may not be available for service this year, they said.
Advance ticket will not be available at Barisal station. Names will be enlisted in Barisal counter and tickets will be issued from Dhaka and Khulna against the names.
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