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A crowded ferry carrying two ambulances, a few small cars and several passengers left the Paturia ghat for Daulatdia around 8:15am. Another left around 8:45am.
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The same way, two ferries also arrived at Patruia from Daulatdia around 9am, our local correspondent reports.
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Personal vehicles and trucks are not being allowed to board the ferries.
At present, there are 350 goods-laden vehicles in Shimulia ghat area, waiting to cross the river.
Md Hilal Uddin, Mawa traffic police inspector, said a ferry left Shimulia for Banglabazar with seven ambulances around 7:40am. Another ferry left around 9:55am.
Two ferries reached Shimulia from Banglabazar.
Meantime, 12 trawlers have been seized from different points near Shimulia for carrying passengers, violating the government instructions, said Mawa Naval Police In-charge Sirajul Kabir.
At least 20 trawler drivers were also detained, he said.
Our Manikganj correspondent reports, ferry services are suspended on Paturia-Daulatdia routes but some ferries are operating to transport ambulance carrying patients.
Jubo Dal activist sued under DSA in Manikganj
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A Jubo Dal activist in Manikganj was sued under Digital Security Act allegedly for sharing a video which had derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Facebook.
Md Imran Chowdhury, joint secretary of Muktijoddha Sangsad Santan Command s Shivalaya upazila unit, filed the case this evening, our Manikganj correspondent reports quoting Shivalaya Police Station s Officer-in-Charge Firoz Kabir.
International Women’s Day observed in Gaibandha
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observed in the district as elsewhere of the country and globe yesterday with
a call to establish a nondiscriminatory and equitable society to take the
nation ahead.
future in Covid-19 world”.
Rights for Excluded and Marginalized Women and Girls funded by Manusher jonno
Foundation, chalked out the elaborate programmes.
The programmes of the project being implemented by SKS Foundation included
forming human chain and holding rally.
A discussion meeting was also held at the auditorium of Boali Union
Parishad (UP) under Sadar upazila at noon with UP chairman AM Mazed Uddin
Khan in the chair.