Paturia-Daulatdia, Aricha-Kazirhat ferry services resume

Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes resumed this morning after 11 and a half hours of disruption due to dense fog.

The ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed this morning after 11 and a half hours of disruption due to dense fog.

Meanwhile, the ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat route also resumed after 11 hours of disruption due to the same cause.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Aricha Ghat DGM Shah Mohammad Khaled Newaz confirmed the resumption of ferry services on the routes around 11 am on Monday (January 30).

Earlier, authorities suspended ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes as the dense fog blanketed the river beds of the Padma and the Jamuna rivers.

Ferry services on the two river routes were suspended to avoid accidents as the ferry’s marking lights became dim in the thick fog.

The ferry movement on Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes was suspended due to the invisibility of both the river routes, said Khaled Newaz.