Ferry services smooth at Shimulia, Banglabazar
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Star Digital Report
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People, who are either returning to Dhaka or heading for the southern districts, have been gathering at Shimulia and Banglabazar ferry ghats today the third day of Eid-ul-Fitr.
But the commuters do not have to wait for long as 18 ferries are operating on the route today, our Munshiganj correspondent reports, quoting Assistant Manager of BIWTC Shimulia ghat.
Many of the commuters, however, are not maintaining physical distancing or using masks risking their lives.
Md Hilal Uddin, inspector of Mawa traffic police, said vehicles are boarding ferries maintaining serial at Shimulia ghat. Ambulances and vehicles carrying patients and dead bodies are being given priority, he said.
Munshiganj Correspondent,
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Published: 16 May 2021 02:59 PM BdST
Updated: 16 May 2021 02:59 PM BdST
Working people have once again crowded ferries to return to Dhaka and its surrounding areas, mostly from southern districts in Bangladesh, after spending Eid with their families. );
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Thousands of people made their way to Munshiganj’s Shimulia port from Madaripur’s Banglabazar on Sunday morning.
The passengers struggled to make their way back as the long-haul bus service is still closed because of the lockdown. Many were charged extra for their return to their places of work.
Komol Mandul, who came from Bagerhat, said he had paid Tk 600 to travel to Banglabazar from his district by microbus. He says he usually pays only Tk 300.
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Hundreds of people and a few vehicles disembarking from a ferry that brought them from Bangla Bazar terminal to Munshiganj’s Shimulia terminal yesterday afternoon. After spending Eid at their home districts, people are returning to the capital. A large portion of them are not wearing masks amid fears of another Covid-19 spike in the country. Photo:
Sajjad Hossain
Star Report
Star Report
Thousands of people are returning to Dhaka from their homes after the Eid holidays as government and private offices reopened yesterday.
Health experts have been expressing concerns that the people travelling cross-country en masse will cause a sharp spike in the number of new cases of Covid-19.
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A Dhaka-bound passengers disembark a ferry after Eid holidays on Sunday. This photo was taken from Shimulia Ferry terminal in Munshiganj.
Staff Reporter :
As Eid holidays are over, now thousands of holidaymakers from south-western districts overcrowded the ferry terminals in a bid to return to Dhaka to join their workplaces.
They are flocking to Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Banglabazar ferry ghats to cross the river and reach the capital as offices reopened on Sunday following a three-day vacation.
The returnees seemed hardly concerned about maintaining hygiene rules although there is an alarming Covid surge in neighbouring India and Nepal.
Homebound people leaving capital even on 2nd day of Eid
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Hundreds of city dwellers are leaving the capital today for their homes even on the second day of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Sixteen ferries are plying on the route of Shimulia in Munshiganj and Banglabazar in Madaripur. Over 100 people and 150 vehicles were seen waiting at the ferry terminals around 12:30pm, reports our Munshiganj correspondent from the spot.
Profullo Chowhan, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) in Shimulia terminal, told The Daily Star, Even on the second day of Eid, a significant presence of passengers is seen at the ferry ghat. Each ferry crossed the Padma river full of passengers since this morning. Many people are still leaving Dhaka. Besides, those who earlier went to their homes for Eid celebration have started coming back to Dhaka, but their numbers are not very high.