Two new ships on Dhaka-Barisal route

Two luxury ships were introduced on the Dhaka-Barisal river route Tuesday to carry passengers during the day in order to remove their sufferings, reports UNB.

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan inaugurated the ships - MV Green Line-2 and MV Green Line-3 - at Lalkoti Ghat Special Terminal near Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the capital.

The two ships will officially carry passengers up and down the river route two times a day from September 15. One ship will leave Dhaka for Barisal while another ship will ply towards Dhaka from Barisal at the same time.

Shajahan Khan said many steps have already been taken to develop river routes while navigability has been ensured in many rivers, and new launches are going to be introduced to increase services.

The newly introduced ships will leave Dhaka and Barisal at 7:20 am every morning, and make the return journey at 2pm every day. Tickets of the ships will be collected from all Green Line counters as well as Dhaka Sadarghat and Barisal Special Terminal. Tickets will also be available online.

The capacity of each ship is 600 passengers. The fare for business class is Tk 1,000, while economy class passengers will pay Tk 700.