The authorities of Mawa-Kawrakandi Ghat have been forced to keep the ferry service limited on the route Wednesday as a ferry ran aground in a canal.
Of the 14 ferries, only three have been kept in operation.
Sirajul Islam, manager of Mawa-based Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) ghat, said a Kawrakandi Ghat-bound ferry with 26 vehicles from Mawa ghat ran aground at Lauhajang in Munshiganj canal around 12:45am when it tried to take a safer side avoiding strong current.
Later, two rescue ferries from Mawa ghat were sent to the spot, one kilometer away from the ghat, to salvage the ferry, which moved the passengers of the vehicles to safer places.
Due to the disruption, thousands of vehicles got stuck on both sides of the ghats, creating suffering to the passengers.
