The authorities suspended ferry crossings after a vessel got stuck in a shoal around 9 am Thursday. As many as 18 ferries regularly ply the Shimulia-Kathalbari waterway, according to Abdul Alim, manager of BIWTC's Kanthalbari terminal. The disruption, however, has created a long tailback at the terminal, with nearly 400 goods-laden trucks and vehicles waiting to cross the river, according to the authorities. Hundreds of vehicles and passengers are similarly stranded at the other end of the route in Shimulia, according to BIWTC's AGM Shafiqul Islam. Now the ferry services are completely closed.

Source: bd News24 September 03, 2020 06:45 UTC