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Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia river routes resumed on Sunday after two hour disruption caused by dense fog. Abdus Salam, Deputy General Manager of BIWTC Aricha Sector, said the ferry services remained suspended from 7:00 am due to poor visibility. Two ferries got stuck in the middle of the Padma River, causing immense suffering to the passengers. Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia, Aricha-Kazirhat routes resume

Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia river routes resumed on Saturday after a two-and-a-half-hour disruption caused by dense fog Abdus Salam, Deputy General Manager of BIWTC Aricha Sector, said the ferry services remained suspended from 7:30 am due to poor visibility. Two ferries got stuck in the middle of the Padma River, causing immense suffering to the passengers. Several hundred vehicles including goods-laden trucks are waiting to cross the river.  Vegetable prices soar in Manikganj amid inclement weather  

Ferry services on the Shariatpur-Chandpur Harinaghat river route have been suspended since 11:30pm on Saturday (January 03, 2026) due to dense fog, disrupting transport on both sides of the river. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Narsinghpur ferry terminal Assistant Manager Md Iqbal Hossain said ferry operations were suspended  at around 11:30pm on Saturday as thick fog engulfed the river basin, gradually reducing visibility. Read more: As haor waters recede, Sunnamganj farmers sow hope in every field At one stage, he said,  navigation marker lights along the waterway became unclear, prompting authorities to suspend all ferry and vessel movement to prevent accidents midstream. As a result, passenger buses, goods-laden trucks and other vehicles were stranded at ferry terminals in both Shariatpur and Chandpur. Hossain said no ferry had to anchor mid-river during the suspension. “Ferry services will resume once the fog density decreases and visibility improves,” he added. Read more: Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘unhealthy’ amid fog

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat water routes were suspended due to dense fog, leaving more than 300 vehicles stranded at terminals. Five ferries were anchored mid-river as visibility dropped sharply. Abdus Salam, Deputy General Manager of BIWTC Aricha Sector, said the fog began intensifying from Thursday evening and became extremely dense around 9:00pm, covering the entire waterway and making vessels invisible. To prevent accidents, ferry operations on the Aricha-Kazirhat route were suspended. At the time, two ferries — Bir Shrestha Hamidur Rahman and Chitra — were stranded mid-river carrying passengers and vehicles, while two other ferries remained at Kazirhat ghat. Meanwhile, ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route were suspended around 12:30am as fog density increased further. Three ferries — Shahparan, Golam Maula and Baigar — were anchored mid-river following the suspension. Due to the halt in ferry operations, more than 300 vehicles, including over a hundred goods-laden trucks, were stranded at Paturia and Daulatdia ghats, causing severe hardship for passengers and transport workers. The official said ferry services would resume once visibility improves and fog conditions ease.

Ferry operations on the Chandraghona-Raikhali route in Karnaphuli River of Kaptai resumed on Sunday after five days of suspension due to the dredging work aimed at resolving navigability issues. Sabuj Chakma, executive engineer of Rangamati Roads and Highways Department, said the ferry services on the route resumed around 6 am on Sunday. Ferry operations on the Chandraghona-Raikhali route remained suspended from 6 am on Tuesday (May 13) for six days from Tuesday. 36 garments-laden trucks stranded at Benapole port The dredging work was undertaken to restore smooth navigation and ensure uninterrupted ferry services during the dry season, said Ronel Chakma, deputy divisional engineer of Roads and Highways Department. Several hundred passenger and cargo vehicles—ranging from heavy to light and medium types—use this waterway daily via the Karnaphuli River, connecting Raikhali Ferry Ghat in Raikhali Union of Kaptai upazila under Rangamati district and Chandraghona Ferry Ghat in Kadamtali Union of Rangunia upazila under Chattogram district.

Ferry operations on the Chandraghona-Raikhali route in Karnaphuli River of Kaptai have been suspended for six days from Tuesday, due to the dredging work aimed at resolving navigability issues. The ferry services were suspended from 6 am on Tuesday until 5 am on May 18 (Sunday), said Executive Engineer of the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in Rangamati, Sabuj Chakma. He said that due to the navigability crisis in the Karnaphuli River ferry movement the authorities concerned decided to keep the busy waterway for six days to facilitate dredging operations. Eid holidaymakers start returning to Dhaka via Paturia ferry ghat During this period, he urged commuters to use the Rangunia-Padua-Sukhbilash Road (Kalindi Rani Road) in Chattogram district as an alternative route. In the dry season, reduced water levels often cause the ferry pontoons to get stuck on sandbars, disrupting the movement of vehicles.  

Ferry services on the Shariatpur-Chandpur water route have resumed following the clearing of heavy fog that had halted operations. The ferry services, which were suspended from 4:00 am on Tuesday due to the thick fog, resumed at 8:30 am on Tuesday. Ferry services on Shariatpur-Chandpur route suspended “The dense fog began to appear from Monday night. To prevent any mishaps, ferry services were halted from 4:00 am on Tuesday. Once the fog cleared, we resumed services at 8:30 am, said BIWTC Narsinghpur Ferry Terminal Deputy Manager Mohammad Iqbal Hossain. At present, six ferries, both large and small, are actively operating on the Shariatpur-Chandpur route. Dense fog halts ferry services on 2 routes for two hours

Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia river routes in Manikganj resumed on Saturday after several hours of suspension due to dense fog. Deputy General Manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), Aricha regional office, Nasir Chowdhury, said the ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route remained suspended till 10:30 pm on Friday due to poor visibility caused by the dense fog. Five ferries got stuck in the middle of the river due to the suspension of the ferry movement. Fog-hit ferry services resume on Aricha-Kazirhat, Paturia-Daulatpur routes after 9hrs Besides, the ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route were suspended due to thick fog around 3:30 am early Saturday, forcing the authorities to halt movements of 14 ferries on both sides of the river. Some 500 vehicles, including 400 goods-laden trucks, remained stranded on both sides of the two ferry routes, causing immense sufferings to passengers. As the fog disappeared, the ferry services on the two routes restored around 7 am and 6 am, respectively. Dense fog halts ferry services in Padma, Jamuna rivers  

Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia river routes in Manikganj resumed on Friday morning after nine hours of suspension due to dense fog. Nasir Chowdhury, deputy general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) in Aricha sector, said the ferry services resumed at 10:30am after the fog cleared. Earlier, he said the fog intensified in the Padma and Jamuna rivers’ basins starting from midnight, forcing them to suspend the ferry services at 1:30am. The suspension caused four ferries stuck in the middle of the both rivers and over 500 vehicles at the terminals. During this time, four ferries—Borkot, Kopoti, and Khan Jahan Ali, and Chitra got stuck in the middle of the rivers. Read: Fog fades in Meghna River, ferry services resume Moreover, six ferries remained stuck at the Paturia terminal, four at the Daulatdia, and three at the Aricha, all carrying passengers and vehicles, according to terminal authorities. Currently, over 500 vehicles were stuck at the four ferry terminals, with over 400 freight trucks, they said. Nasir said they allowed passenger buses, private cars, microbuses, ambulances to cross the river on the priority basis after the fogs lifted.

Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia river routes in Manikganj have been suspended since 1:30am on Friday due to dense fog. The suspension caused four ferries stuck in the middle of the Padma and Jamuna rivers and over 500 vehicles at the terminals. Nasir Chowdhury, deputy general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) in Aricha sector, said that the fog intensified in the both rivers’ basins starting from midnight, forcing them to suspend the ferry services at 1:30am. Read: Fog fades in Meghna River, ferry services resume During this time, four ferries—Borkot, Kopoti, and Khan Jahan Ali, and Chitra got stuck in the middle of the Padma and Jamuna respectively, he shared. Moreover, six ferries remain stuck at the Paturia terminal, four at the Daulatdia, and three at the Aricha, all carrying passengers and vehicles, according to terminal authorities. Currently, over 500 vehicles are stuck at the four ferry terminals, with over 400 freight trucks, they said. Nasir said the fog is a natural phenomenon and ferry services cannot resume until it clears, adding that once the fog lifts, ferry operations will return to normal.