Ferry services on the Mawa-Kawrakandi route remained suspended for about 10 hours since Monday night due to poor navigability in the river Padma.
According to Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, Ro-Ro ferry Bhasha Shahid Barkat got stranded at Kauliar char at about 10:00 pm Monday suspending the ferry movement on the routes.
The ferry service resumed at about 2:00 am on Tuesday.
Besides, another ferry ‘Ranikhet’ got struck in the mid-river at 4 am Tuesday halting the ferry service again. Later, the ferry was removed at 7:45 am.
Several hundred vehicles got stranded on the both sides, causing untold sufferings to the passengers.
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