Ferry service resumes
Ferry service on Mawa-Kawrakandi river route resumed yesterday 15 hours after remaining suspended due to inclement weather. Sirajul Haque, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) at Mawa office said that traffic jam on both sides of the terminal has started clearing since 12:30pm though about 550 vehicles are still waiting to cross the river Padma. Earlier, ferry service on the route resumed at 8:00am on Saturday after remaining halted for about 48 hours. Thousands of vehicles got stranded on both sides of the terminals due to disruption of ferry services for the last four days.
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