Commuters waiting to cross the Padma River suffered immensely on Wednesday, with the authorities suspending ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route due to dense fog.
Mohiuddin Rassel, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation, said the ferry services were halted from 6:00am owing to poor visibility.
Three ferries remained stranded in the middle of the river, causing immense suffering to the passengers.
The BIWTC official also said services of 14 more ferries were suspended on both sides of the route.
Several hundred vehicles also got stuck on both sides of the river due to the suspension of the ferry services, he added.
"The services will resume once visibility increases," he said.
