Fog disrupts Daulatdia-Paturia ferry services for six hours

Ferry operations on the Daulatdia-Paturia route across the Padma River have resumed after a six-hour disruption due to heavy fog.

Normal service started when the fog cleared around 7:30 am on Thursday, according to Shah Md Khaled Nawaz, BIWTC's deputy general manager in Aricha.

Ferry crossings along the route were suspended around 1:30 am to avoid accidents due to a lack of visibility. At the time, two ferries were stranded mid-river but the vessels returned to the jetty in the morning, reports bdnews24.com.

Due to the disruption, drivers and passengers endured a lengthy wait at the terminals in the chilling cold.