Dense fog disrupts ferry service for 9 hours

Shimulia-Kawrakandi ferry service resumed after nine hours yesterday morning. The service had been halted from 11:30pm on Friday due to dense fog. Five ferries with hundreds of passengers were stuck on the shoals in the middle of the river, and around 500 vehicles were stranded on both sides of the river.

Khaled Newaz, AGM of Shimulia BIWTC, said, "No signal light or beacon could be seen from 11.30pm due to dense fog. So, ferry service had to be halted to avoid accident."

The service resumed at 8:30am yesterday. The pressure of vehicles was high as a religious gathering was supposed to be held in Faridpur, he added.

Meanwhile, Ro Ro ferry Shah Ali and K-type ferry Kakoli were freed from the shoals of the Padma River at around 9:00am with the rise of the water level, said Shahjahan Mia, manager (Marine) of BIWTC.