Dense fog halts Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services
Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma river remained suspended on Saturday morning due to dense fog.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation assistant general manager (Aricha ghat) Nasir Uddin Mohammad Chowdhury said they suspended the ferry services and plying of the water vessels on the route from 8:00am due to blurred visibility caused by thick fog.
Five ferries remained stuck in the middle of the river while nine others lay anchored at Paturia and two at Daulatdia ghats with a good number of vehicles and passengers on board, reports UNB.
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