Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes in Manikganj resumed today (12 December) morning after seven and ten hours of suspension respectively due to dense fog.
Nasir Chowdhury, deputy general manager of Aricha Sector of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation, said the ferry services resumed around 10:30am.
BIWTC authorities said, ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma River remained suspended from 3am and the Aricha-Kazirhat route from 12:00am.
Two ferries, Shahporan and Enayetpuri, got stuck and another two ferries named Hamidur Rahman and Krishani were anchored in the middle of the river.
Besides, four ferries at Paturiaghat, six at Daulatdia Ghat and four more ferries at Aricha Ghat were halted with passengers and vehicles.
Meanwhile, over 300 vehicles were stranded at four ferry ghats as the ferry service remained suspended since midnight.
Passengers stranded at the ferry ghats suffered in the bitter cold.
