Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat & Paturia-Daulatdia routes resume after disruption

As the fog disappeared, the ferry services on the 2 routes were restored around 8 am and 8:30 am, respectively.

Manikganj, Jan 04 - Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes resumed on Saturday 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 Paturia-Daulatdia route were halted around 11 pm on Friday 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.

Besides, the ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route were suspended due to thick fog around 11:30 pm Friday 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 sufferings 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 8:30 am, respectively.-UNB