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Within 20 minutes of the announcement, the ferry arrived at Banglabazar Ghat No. 4. Within minutes of unloading the vehicle, the area was shrouded in thick fog. When the ferry was about to sink, Master Fazlul Karim took it to a safe distance from the ghat. It said: ‘If the ferry had not moved away from the pier, the ferry would have sunk at the main pier. The ferry service would have stopped completely. So I anchored the ferry 90 meters from the pier. About 90 percent of the ferry sank around 4 p.m. Master Fazlul Karim is still sitting on the shore.
This ferry called Raniganj is called Dumb Ferry. The age of the ferry is at least 60 years old. This model of ferries was introduced during British rule, some of which still operate between the two Shimulia-Banglabazar ghats on the Padma River. However, everyone knows it as a push ferry. Because this ferry does not have its own engine. A motor boat towed the ferry. These ferries usually carry vehicles. The Raniganj ferry was carrying around 400 passengers, including 6 trucks, 5 buses and 8 small vehicles from Shimulia Ghat in Munshiganj at 10 pm on the day of the accident. And the motor-powered boat was the IT-97. Md. He was the teacher. Fazlul Karim. He said: ‘I have been working on the Shimulia-Banglabazar waterway for about eight years. 24 years of service. I have never faced such a situation before.
