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FERRY-RESUME
Ferry service resumes on Shimulia-Kathalbari route
MUNSHIGANJ, Dec 29, 2017 (BSS) – The ferry service on Shimulia-Kathalbari
route resumed this morning after 10:30 hours suspension due to thick fog on
the route.
Assistant General Manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation
(BIWTC) of Shimulia, Shah Neaz Khaled said the ferry movement was suspended
from 11:30pm due to poor visibility.
About 400 vehicles, including buses, trucks and cars, remained stranded at
both ends of the important route, he added.
However, the ferry service resumed around 10am as fog started disappearing
with the sunrise.
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