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Ferry runs aground
Ro Ro ferry Shah Ali, carrying eight buses and five small vehicles, ran aground near Daulatdia ghat (terminal) at around 8: 30 am yesterday within five minutes of its journey. Rescue vessel IT-389 salvaged the stranded ferry at 10:30 am, the BIWTC officials said. Frequent suspension of ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route has been disrupting communication between Dhaka and 21 south-western districts for the last nine days. Ferries plying on the Paturia-Daulatdia route were forced to reduce their capacity by more than half due to low navigability of the Padma River.
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