Aricha-Kazirhat ferry services resume after 11 hours

FE Team | Published: January 23, 2024 23:25:30

MANIKGANJ, Jan 23 (BSS): The ferry services between Aricha- Kazirhat route resumed after about 11 hours of suspension, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation Paturia Ghat sources said.
BIWTC Deputy General Manager (DGM) Shah Mohammad Khaled Newaz said the ferry movement between Aricha-Kazirhat was suspended from 10.20 pm on Monday to 9.30 am on Tuesday due to poor visibility as the dense fog blanketed the Jamuna river bed, adding that ferry Begum Sufia Kamal, Shah Ali and Beer Shreshtha Ruhul Amin were anchored at Aricha ghat and ferry Begum Rokeya was at Kazirhat loaded with vehicles and passengers. The ferry movement started at 9.30 am on Tuesday, DGM said.
Besides, ferry services between Paturia-Daulatdia were suspended for 8.30 hours from 12.40 am midnight on Monday to 9.10 am.