Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services resume

The ferry services on the Shimulia-Kathalbari and Daulatdia-Paturia routes in the Padma River, which remained suspended for several hours due to dense fog, resumed on Saturday morning, reports UNB.

On Daulatdia-Paturia route, the ferry services were suspended around 5:00 am due to poor visibility caused by dense fog and resumed after four hours at 9:00 am, said AGM of BIWTC Nasir Mohammad Chowdhury at Aricha. On Shimulia-Kathalbari route, the ferry services were suspended around 2:30 am leaving at least eight ferries stranded, said Assistant General Manager of BIWTC Shah Newaz Khaled at Shimulia.