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Ferry services resume on Shariatpur-Chandpur route after 5 hours

Published : Saturday, 14 November, 2026 at 12:01 PM

Observer Online Report

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Ferry services on the Shariatpur-Chandpur river route resumed around 11:00AM on Saturday after a five-hour suspension triggered by the arrest of a senior ferry master.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) officials and staff had launched an indefinite strike at dawn to protest the arrest of Mosharraf Hossain, first-class master of the ferry Kakoli, leaving around 150 vehicles stranded on both sides of the route and causing severe suffering to passengers and traders.

The arrest followed a Friday incident near Narasinghapur ferry terminal where a collision between Kakoli and a sand-laden bulkhead caused a truck aboard the ferry to lose control and run over students, killing 10-year-old madrasa student Tariqul Islam and prompting Chandpur's Alubazar River Police outpost to file a case.

BIWTC Master Association Central Committee Vice-President Abdur Rob said the strike was withdrawn following a conditional assurance from BIWTC Chairman Abdul Bari Danny to secure the master's release by Saturday, warning of a nationwide work abstention from Sunday if the promise is not kept. Narasinghapur Ferry Terminal Deputy Manager Iqbal Hossain confirmed that normal vehicle crossings have resumed.

Ferry services on Shariatpur-Chandpur halted

-EM

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