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Ferry services resume on Shimulia-Majhirkandi route after 7 hours

Ferry services on Shimulia-Majhirkandi route resumed Monday morning after seven hours of suspension due to strong current in the Padma River.
 
The ferry service resumed after 5 am with operation of five ferries, said Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) officials.
 
BIWTC announced the suspension of the ferry services around 10:15 pm on Sunday to avert possible accidents.

Vehicles and passengers stranded at night are now crossing the river through ferries Kunjalta, Begum Rokeya, Begum Sufia Kamal, Cumilla, Faridpur.
 
Meanwhile, a man was killed and another went missing as two ferries collided head-on in the Padma River near Jajira in Shariatpur district on the Shimulia-Majhirkandi route in the early hours on Sunday.
 
Ten people on both the ferries- Begum Rokeya and Begum Sufia Kamal -sustained injuries.
 
The BIWTC formed a four-member probe committee in this regard. Besides, the junior masters of the two ferries have been suspended.

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