The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority on Saturday allowed transportation on all water routes to run until 12:00pm on Sunday to facilitate the return of factory workers to Dhaka.
Jahangir Alam Khan, senior information and public relations officer of the shipping ministry, confirmed the matter to The Business Post.
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) made the decision of allowing the operation of all kinds of inland passenger water transport considering the convenience of the Dhaka-bound workers.
The government on Friday announced that export-oriented manufacturing factories would be allowed to reopen from Sunday amid an ongoing countrywide strict lockdown.
In a rush to return to their workplaces, Dhaka-bound factory workers began to flock to Shimulia jetty on Saturday flouting health guidelines and lockdown restrictions.
Workers from 21 southern districts of Bangladesh started their dash for Dhaka on Saturday morning.
As speedboat and launch movement is suspended due to the lockdown, the passengers were seen crowding the ferries in thousands.
