Shimulia ghat suffers long tailback

The Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in Munshiganj suffered heavy traffic congestion yesterday due to absence of four ferries and rush of the public, and especially Awami League activists heading towards Gopalganj to observe the 40th death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The large ferries, which used to take 60 percent of the traffic load, have not been plying for over a week due to the ongoing dredging in Padma to enhance navigability.

Fourteen small and medium ferries were unable to take all the traffic and about 200 vehicles were stuck till 9:00pm.