Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed early Wednesday after four and a half hours of disruption caused by thick fog.
Salauddin, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) at Aricha station, said the authorities kept suspended the ferry services on the route from 3:00am to 7:30am due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
Seven ferries remained stranded at Patuaria ghat and one at Daulatdia ghat while four ferries in the mid-river, reports a news agency.
Due to the ferry service disruption, hundreds of vehicle remained stuck in a long queue stretching five kilometres from Zero point at Doulatdia ghat, said the official.