Narayanganj-Munshiganj launch service suspended

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended Narayanganj-Munshiganj launch service for an indefinite period of time following an accident that took place in the Shitalakhya river in Narayanganj on Sunday.

Sheikh Masud Kamal, joint director of BIWTA's Narayanganj river port, said the launch service in Narayanganj-Munshiganj route has remained stop from Monday morning.

Cargo vessel MV Rupshi-9 hit the launch ML Afsar Uddin in the Shitalakhya River in Narayanganj Sadar upazila where six passengers were killed and some passengers remained missing.