The authorities of Mawa-Kawrakandi Ghat have been forced to keep the
ferry service limited on the route on 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 in the Lauhajang 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 km
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 immense suffering to the passengers. -UNB,
Munshiganj
