Eid holidaymakers start returning to Dhaka via Paturia ferry ghat
Eid holidaymakers start returning to Dhaka via Paturia ferry ghat

As the Eid holidays come to a close, people have started making their way back to Dhaka from different southwestern districts via the Paturia ferry terminal since Saturday morning. A large number of returnees were seen crowding the terminal at Shibalaya upazila in Manikganj to cross the river,...

Ferry services begins on the sea route for first time in Bangladesh
Ferry services begins on the sea route for first time in Bangladesh

Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain inaugurated the ferry service at the Banshbaria Ghat in Sitakunda, Chattogram on Monday morning. During the event, key officials were present, including Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Adviser to the Ministry of Road...

Chattogram-Sandwip ferry service begins today, ending 54 years of struggle
Chattogram-Sandwip ferry service begins today, ending 54 years of struggle

The long-awaited ferry service on the Chattogram-Sandwip route officially launches today (March 24), marking the first such service since Bangladeshs independence in 1971 and offering a long-overdue solution to the travel hardships faced by Sandwip residents for over five decades. The new...

Another day of ferry suspension on Manikganj routes
Another day of ferry suspension on Manikganj routes

Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes in Manikganj have been suspended since early Wednesday due to dense fog, leaving over 400 vehicles stranded at four terminals. Nasir Chowdhury, deputy general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) in...

Fog disrupts ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes
Fog disrupts ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia routes

Ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia river routes in Manikganj have been suspended since midnight Sunday due to dense fog, reports UNB. Nasir Chowdhury, deputy general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), Aricha regional office, said the ferry...