Ferry service resumes on Shimulia-Kathalbari route

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MUNSHIGANJ, Dec 28, 2017 (BSS) – The ferry service on Shimulia-Kathalbari route resumed this morning after five hours suspension due to thick fog on the route.

Assistant General Manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) of Shimulia, Shah Neaz Khaled said the ferry movement was suspended from 5am due to poor visibility.

About 300 vehicles, including buses, trucks and cars, remained stranded at both ends of the important route, he added.

However, the ferry service resumed around 10am as fog started disappearing with the sunrise.