Lone BIWTC sea truck off Barisal-Bhola route

Sources in BIWTC and BIWTA (Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority) said tugboat Khanika is trying to salvage the sea-truck and the service would be resumed soon. If he sea truck can not be salvaged, it will be replaced by another vessel, they said.

On other hand, BIWTC's Rocket steamer service on Dhaka-Khulna-Dhaka route via Barisal and Chandpur has been reduced to three days a week from six days since December 19.

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Now the service operates on Wednesday, Thursday and Monday from Dhaka and on Friday, Saturday and Wednesday from Khulna with PS Lepcha and ferryboat Sonargaon.

BIWTC officials said, the service has been reduced following temporary withdrawal of PS Turn and PS Mahsud for river cruise of guests during the coming SAARC Summit beginning on January 11. The two vessels are now at a dockyard for check-up and renovation.

PS Ostrich, another on the route, went out of order and sent to dockyard for repair after it ran aground on a shoal in October.

The regular six days a week service will be resumed after the summit, the sources said.