Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route resumed after more than nine hours of disruption due to dense fog, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) official sources said on Tuesday.
BIWTC Paturiaghat Deputy General Manager (DGM) Shah Mohammad Khaled Newaz told BSS, that the dense fog covered the river beds of the Jamuna and the Padma rivers after 10:15am and the movement of ferries between Aricha and Kazirhat was suspended.
The ferry movement between Paturia and Daulatdia was suspended from 12:15am, he added.
Seven ferries Mauna, Shah Enayetpuri, Khan Jahan Ali, Keramat Ali, Madhobilota, Faridpur and Bir Shrestha Hamidur Rahman were anchored at Paturiaghat loaded with vehicles and passengers.
Four ferries -- Shah Paran, Shaheed Borkat, Rojonigandha and Hasna Hena were at Daulatdiaghat and Bonolota was in the middle of the Padma.
The DGM said the ferry movement between Paturia and Daulatdia resumed after almost seven hours.