Service was halted around 3am at Daulatdia due to the fog, but was resumed around 9:30am, said BIWTA Daulatdia Ferry Port Assistant Manager Khorshed Alam“The ferry is running again and the waiting vehicles are on their way,” he saidThe Shimulia-Kaorakandi crossing was halted between 2am to 4am due to the fog, Shimulia Port Assistant Manager Shah Newaz Khaled said. But service was resumed after the fog lifted. The two Padma crossings connect 21 districts in the south-west of Bangladesh to Rajshahi and other areas of the country. But heavy fog in the winter months often causes delays and stoppages.

Source: bd News24 February 05, 2018 03:56 UTC