Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat, Paturia-Daulatdia routes resume after disruption
13 ferries were stranded at the Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha ghats, causing immense suffering to passengers
Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes resumed this morning (4 January) after several hours of disruption due to dense fog.
Deputy General Manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), Aricha regional office, Nasir Chowdhury, said the ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route were halted around 11pm last night (3 January) due to poor visibility caused by the dense fog.
A ferry named 'Bir Shreshtha Matiur Rahman' got stuck in the middle of the river due to the suspension of the ferry movement.
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Besides, the ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route were suspended due to thick fog around 11:30pm last night.
Two ferries were struck in the middle of the Padma River with passengers and vehicles.
Meanwhile, 13 ferries were stranded at the Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha ghats, causing immense suffering to passengers.
Some 500 vehicles, including 400 goods-laden trucks, remained stranded on both sides of the two ferry routes.
As the fog disappeared, the ferry services on the two routes were restored around 8 am and 8:30am, respectively.
