Ferry services on the Mawa-Kawrakandi route in Munshiganj resumed Wednesday after 12 hours of disruption due to inclement weather prevailing in the Padma River.
Sirajul Islam, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority’s (BIWTA) Mawa offices, said 12 of the 16 ferries of the Mawa-Kawrakandi dock had been kept out of service since 7pm, Tuesday due to high waves and strong winds along the Padma, but the services were continued partly by only four big ferries.
Due to the disruption, about 500 vehicles got stuck on both sides of the dock.
After the weather improved, ferry services were resumed in full swing at 7am, Wednesday resulting in the traffic jam starting to ease up, the manager added.
