Ferry services on Chandpur-Shariatpur route resume after 8hrs

Ferry services on Chandpur-Shariatpur route resumed on Monday morning after eight hours of suspension due to dense fog.

“Ferry services were suspended at 12am on Sunday due to heavy fog considering the safety of the passengers,” Faisal Alam, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) ferry ghat manager, said.

Seven ferries are now operating on Chandpur-Shariatpur-Narsinghpur route. 

Due to the suspension of ferry services, small and large vehicles got stranded on both sides of the river.