Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation or BIWTC announced the decision on Friday night after the ferries swarmed with passengers throughout the day. The ferries will operate in the night only for vehicles carrying goods. Earlier, heavy crowds of people returning home for Eid descended on Munshiganj’s Shimulia port despite pandemic health restrictions. Unable to cope with the onrush of passengers, some ferries departed without a single vehicle on board. In addition, three of the 16 ferries on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route are inoperable so it has been difficult to cope with the crowds with only 13 ferries running, Shafiqul said.

Source: bd News24 May 07, 2021 20:15 UTC