<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Commuters waiting to cross the Padma river had a harrowing time Saturday morning, with the authorities suspending ferry services on the Daulatdia-Paturia route due to dense fog.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Mahiuddin Russel, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha point, said the ferry services remained halted from 3 am owing to poor visibility, reports UNB</div><div><br></div><div>Three ferries remained stranded in the middle of the Padma and operation of 11 more ferries were cancelled on the route, he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Several vehicles also got stuck on both sides of the river due to the suspension of the ferry services, he said. ‘’The services will resume once visibility improves," he added.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>