The river port provides waterway access to 21 districts in the south of the country. Over 600 vessels, most of them small, were waiting to make the Padma crossing at the port around 9am on Saturday morning. “The number of passengers and vessels has increased steadily since the morning,” said Shimulia port BIWTC Manager Abdul Alim. A total of 18 ferries are making the trip from Shimulia to Kanthalbari port for the Eid trips, the official said. One-hundred-and-twenty police personnel have been deployed in the Gojaria area of the highway to help with Eid travel, he added.

Source: bd News24 June 24, 2017 05:26 UTC