Dhaka – Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained halted from early Thursday due to dense fog.The authorities of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) kept suspended the ferry services and plying of the water vessels on the route from 3:00 am due to blurred visibility for dense fog, said Salah Uddin, manager of BIWTC at Aricha.Four ferries remained motionless in the middle of the Padma because of the suspension, he said.Five ferries with a good number of vehicles and passengers on board lay anchored at Paturia and six ferries at Daulatdia.Passengers suffered as more than 700 vehicles had to be kept waiting on both sides of the river for crossing, said Abu Abdullah, assistant manager of BIWTC at Daulatdia.Ferry services on the important route will resume once the visibility returns, he added.Besides, ferry services on the Shimulia-Kathalbari route in the Padma River had remained disrupted for three and an half hours since 5:00 am due to thick fog. Khandaker Khaled, Assistant General Manager (AGM) of BIWTC at Shimulia, said for ferry service disruption, some 150 vehicles remained waiting at Kathalbari ghat and 250 more vehicles at Shimulia sides of the river for crossing.UNB news agency
