Dhaka, Southern Region
Fog disrupts river, road communications
Hundreds of people bound for the southern districts were stranded on the way yesterday as river and road communications remained suspended for 8-10 hours amid low visibility level caused by thick fog.
The launches, which started from Dhaka around 10:00pm on Thursday night, reached Barisal port 8-10 hours late, said Saidur Rahman Rintu, vice president of Barisal Launch Owners Association, reports our Barisal correspondent.
In the adverse weather conditions, the vessels without fog lights had to remain anchored at different points in the river Meghna till about 8:30am. Barisal Met office said the fog was too thick around 1:00am yesterday to see things just 40-50 metres apart.
Road communications between Dhaka and southern districts were also disrupted for about 10 hours when ferry operation on Mawa-Keurakandi and Paturia-Daulatdia routes on the Padma was stopped amid reduced visibility, said Alamgir Hossain, president of Barisal Bus Owners Association.
An official of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) said around 1,500 vehicles had to line up on the both sides of the Padma overnight as four ferries on Paturia-Daulatdia route were anchored in mid-river around 1:00am when dense fog was hanging over, reports our Manikganj correspondent.
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