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Shariatpur-Chandpur ferry service halted

District Correspondent |
Update: 2014-08-09 01:36:00
Shariatpur-Chandpur ferry service halted

SHARIATPUR: Ferry services have been halted on Shariatpur-Chandpur route as pontoon of the ferry ghat broke down on Friday night.

Around four hundreds passenger buses and trucks got stuck on both side of ghat . 

Confirming the matter, Shariatpur Ghat Supervisor Ikbar Hossain Khan told banglanews, “A spring of the pontoon displaced while vehicles were crossing the pontoon.”

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Shariatpur Ghat Superintendent Alauddin Mia said that repair work will be started soon. 

BDST: 1128 HRS, AUG 09, 2014

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