Internet Edition. January 19, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM |
Internet Edition. January 19, 2008, Updated: Bangladesh Time 12:00 AM |
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Fog disrupts Dauladia-Paturia ferry service
Stranded loaded trucks await ferrying across the river at Daulatdia Ghat. A blanket of fog disrupted ferry services yesterday. FocusBangla UNB, Dauladia Ferry service on Dauladia-Paturia route was disrupted for two hours Friday morning due to poor visibility caused by dense fog. Sources said ferry and launch movement came to a complete halt at about 7am due to the thick fog and resumed at 9am. On the other, two RO RO ferries-'Birshreshtha Motiur Rahman' and 'Khanjahan Ali'-went out of order due to the technical fault on Thursday, while loading and unloading operations at No. 1 ghat were disrupted from 6am to 2pm on Friday due to poor navigability. As a result, over 1,000 trucks and other vehicles were stranded on both sides of the Dauladia-Paturia route. A 3-killometre-long queue of trucks was seen on the Dauladia-Khulna highway-from Dauladia ferryghat to end of the Bangladesh Hatcheries.
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