Paturia-Daulatdia ferry service resumes after 10 hrs
- Update Time : Monday, December 7, 2020
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Ferry services on the key Paturia-Daulatdia route in Manikganj resumed this morning after 10 hours of disruption due to dense fog.
Zillur Rahman, deputy general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation’s (BIWTC) Aricha terminal, said the authority resumed the ferry services from 10 am.
Earlier around 12:10am, the authorities suspended ferry services following dense fog to avoid unwanted incidents, the official added.
Several hundred vehicles, including buses, trucks and cars, remained stranded along with several thousand passengers on both sides.
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