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Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services resume after 5 hours

News Desk Transportation 2023-12-26, 1:06pm

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Authorities suspended the services to avoid accidents when the fog density increased around midnight.



Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route has been resumed after being disrupted for five-hours since early Tuesday due to poor visibility owing to the dense fog.

The ferry movement became normal around 8am as the fog started to dissipate at that time, confirmed Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Daulatdia Ferry Ghat manager Md Salahuddin.

Authorities suspended the services to avoid accidents when the fog density increased around midnight.

Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route were suspended around 2:10 am after four ferries got stuck in the middle of the river due to poor visibility caused by dense fog, he said.