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Like the previous Eid, holidaymakers are unlikely to face any trouble while travelling via waterways this time as well, said Shipping, Labour and Employment Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Shakhawat Hossain on Saturday.
"Our government has improved the communication network in the southern region. During the last Eid, there were no problems with the waterways last Eid, and there won't be any this time either," he told journalists while visiting the Ilisha ferry terminal in Bhola during a two-day visit, UNB reports.
Responding to a query about launching government-run ferry services on the Bhola-Dhaka route, Shakhawat said, “There is currently a shortage of ferries. Some are outdated, while others are still operating on the Aricha-Daulatdia route. If we had enough ferries, there would be no issue in deploying them.”
He noted that government ferries are currently serving several locations facing transport difficulties. “We’ve deployed ferries in Maheshkhali and Sandwip and now Kutubdia has also requested one.”
The adviser said that some new ferries are expected to arrive later this year, and “we’ll be able to distribute them across different locations accordingly.”
Bhola Deputy Commissioner Md Azad Jahangir and Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) Md Sohan Sarkar, along with other senior officials, were present during the visit.