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Photo: Collected Zillur Rahman, deputy general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Aricha office said, "The pressure of passengers and vehicles has increased after intra-district public transport resumed from yesterday," he said. The pressure also increased today due to the weekly holiday. Photo: Collected Currently, out of 16 ferries, three ferries are plying on Paturia-Daulatdia route to ferry passengers and vehicles. A total of 300 hundred vehicles, both small and big are waiting to cross the river, the official added.   Stay updated on the go with The Daily ...

Mad rush home as curbs eased With vehicles plying inside districts, thousands flock to villages ahead of Eid despite govt order not to leave their places Heading home ignoring safety rules: Crammed with homebound passengers, a ferry leaves Shimulia ferry terminal in Munshiganj yesterday morning. Only a few vehicles could board the ferry due to a rush of Eid holidaymakers who did not bother about maintaining health safety rules. Photo: Star Star Report Star Report "Where will you go? Up to the [Paturia ferry] ghat or further?" "Do you need a car or a...

The apprehension stems from a few factors. As per a new government circular, public transport, including buses and minibuses, will be allowed to operate only inside the territory of each district. Bus operators, however, have pointed out that it will be difficult to enforce since most of the vehicles ply from one stop to another, not based on the territory of the districts.  People will be able to travel beyond the boundary of a district and take a new vehicle to go further, advancing towards their destinations -- their village homes. Also, a huge number of cars and microbuses continue to ca...

People working in different districts are trying to return home, causing traffic jam on the Aricha-Kazirhat ferry ghat on the Jamuna river over the last couple of days. Aricha-Kazirhat ferry ghat is mostly used for movement of goods-laden trucks but a lot of vehicles are seen stranded on both sides of Aricha and Kazirhat due to the added pressure of private cars and microbuses

Hundreds of vehicles queue up at Paturia Ghat ahead of ‘strict lockdown’ Photo: Star Star Digital Report Star Digital Report Around seven hundred vehicles -- 500 light and 200 goods-carrying -- are waiting at Paturia Ghat (ferry terminal) to cross the river as thousands of people are leaving Dhaka for their village homes ahead of the weeklong strict restrictions imposed by the government to stop the spread of coronavirus. Passengers travelling with private cars, microbuses and CNG-run auto-rickshaws are seen rushing to the terminal from Dhaka an...