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Fog halts ferry service for 3-hr

District Correspondent |
Update: 2013-12-26 23:32:03
Fog halts ferry service for 3-hr File Photo

RAJBARI: Ferry service on Daulatia-Paturia water way was halted for three and half hours due to dense fog on Friday morning.

Meanwhile, vehicle-laden five ferries stuck in the mid of Padma River.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Paturia Ghat Manager Bidyut Kumar Saha told banglanews, “Four Ro-Ro ferries anchored in the river due to heavy fog.”

Some nine Ro-Ro ferries and one K-type ferry run on the routes.

The ferry services resumed at 09:30am after visibility returns.

BDST: 1015 HRS, DEC 27, 2013
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