Dense Fog Disrupts Paturia-Daulatdia Ferry Services

Due to heavy fog, ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route, one of the important routes, have been suspended to avoid accidents.

Authorities suspended ferry service on Wednesday (December 22nd) at around 12:15 pm due to increased fog in the Padma River.

Meanwhile, several hundred trucks carrying goods were stranded at Daulatdia on the other side of the river. Drivers and passengers are suffering in severe winter.

Mohiuddin Russel, assistant manager (commerce) at the BIWTC Aricha office, said a ferry carrying passengers and transport was stranded in the middle of the Padma river due to blurry light in the direction of the ferry.

BIWTC Daulatdia Assistant Wharf Manager Khorshed Alam said the ferry service has been suspended since 12:15 pm due to fog. When the fog density decreases, the ferry service will start again. At present 16 ferries are plying on this route.

According to the Rajbari District Traffic Department, a long traffic jam has been created at Daulatdia end due to the closure of the ferry. More than 400 buses, trucks and private cars were stranded in the four-kilometer stretch of the Dhaka-Khulna highway from Zero Point on the ferry terminal.

More than two to three hundred trucks carrying goods are stuck in an area of ​​two kilometers from Goalanda junction towards Rajbari.