<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route resumed this morning after more than six hours of disruption caused thick fog.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Mohiuddin Russel, Manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Aricha sector, said ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route were suspended at 3 am due to poor visibility caused by the dense fog.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two ferries were stuck in the middle of the river while twelve others were stranded on both sides of it, he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Over 200 small and large vehicles were seen waiting on both sides to cross the river, causing immense suffering for the passengers amidst cold.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The ferry services on the route resumed at 9 am when the fog started to clear, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route were suspended at 2:15 am.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Five ferries were stranded on both sides, said an official, adding that the services will resume once visibility improves. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "> bnbd24/kh</div>