Ferry services on Maowa-Kewrakandi river route remained suspended for over five ours
early Friday due to dense fog.
Sirajul Islam, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at
Maowa ghat, said river communications on the route remained suspended from 3:30 am
to 9 am.
Six ferries with over 1,000 passengers and several hundred vehicles on board were forced
to anchor at the mid point of the Padma River, he said.
The suspension of the ferry services caused huge traffic jam on both sides of the river
ghat, causing sufferings to the passengers.
