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Due to heavy fog, the Daulatdia-Paturia route was closed for 12 hours and ferry service was resumed. Revenues have also decreased due to the reduction in the number of vehicles crossing the ferry for a long time. In addition, the ferries were closed for 11 1/2 hours on Paturia-Daulatdia, 9 1/2 hours on Banglabazar-Shimulia and 9 hours on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route. Thousands of vehicles were stranded in these ports. Passengers, transport drivers and workers are suffering. News sent by delegates
Goalanda (Rajbari): The Daulatdia-Paturia navigable route, which was shrouded in thick fog for the seventh day. Due to the closure of the ferry for a long time, the number of vehicles crossing has decreased. As a result, BIWTC’s revenues at both ports have been reduced by a third. In financial terms, that is approximately 15 lakh rupees. According to BIWTC sources, the ferry service on this route is closed for 12 hours on Sundays. Authorities announced the suspension of all types of shipments to avoid accidents, as the fog thickened starting at 10 pm on Saturday. When the fog abated at 10 a.m. Sunday, the ferry service returned to normal. Thousands of vehicles were observed to be stuck on the Dhaka-Khulna highway from Zero Point to Bangladesh Hatcheries on the Dhaka-Khulna highway for three kilometers and at least three kilometers at the Goaland crossing until 1 am Sunday.
Manikganj: The ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia route was closed for 11 and a half hours. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Aricha DGM Office. Zillur Rahman said that thousands of different types of vehicles were stuck at both ends of the ghat when the ferry was closed. The long-haul passenger buses that arrived on Saturday night ended on Sunday afternoon. And the buses that come during the day will pass at night. He said heavy fog has been disrupting traffic for the past few days. At the same time, the passengers and workers of the vehicles that come to cross are also suffering. The ferry sector official said the ferry service was suspended from 10:30 p.m. Saturday to 10:00 a.m. Sunday to avoid fog accidents.
Shibchar (Madaripur): After being closed for approximately nine and a half hours on the Banglabazar-Shimulia route, ferries and boats have started sailing. The ferry, motorboat and speedboat began operating at 10 am on Sunday. Previously, the ferry service was closed from 1.30pm on Saturday due to heavy fog. The authorities also closed boats and speedboats since the morning. BIWTC’s Banglabazar Ghat sources said this. More than two hundred transports are stalled at Banglabazar Ghat due to the shutdown of ferry services for a long time. Passenger pressure at the pier has also increased as launches and speedboats have been shut down.
Louhjong (Munshiganj): After being closed for nine hours on the Shimulia-Kanthalbari route, all ferries and boats started sailing from 9:30 am on Sunday. Previously, all types of ferries and navigation on the route were closed as of 1pm on Saturday. Due to the thick fog, all types of ships, including ferries, were kept out of the way.
Mawa BIWTC naval officer Ahmed Ali said that more than 300 vehicles were waiting at the pier due to fog, but that ferry service resumed in the morning.
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