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Rush home mired in fog

17 January 2006, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Gp Capt M M Khairuzzaman (retd), DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka
17 January 2006, 18:00 PM
. PHOTO: AFP
A blanket of fog disrupted road and river communications severely since January 9 playing havoc on thousands of people going to their villages to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha. A shivering cold wave, first in this winter, also paralysed normal life all over the country, particularly in the northern and southwest regions. The weather forecast came true and it continued to deteriorate further.

As reported from Manikganj on 10 January there was an eight kilometre long traffic congestion at both Doulatdia and Paturia ferry terminals as the movement of ferries remained suspended for the whole night due to dense fog on Sunday and Monday night.

The disruption caused untold sufferings to thousands of homebound people from 15 districts of the southwestern region. Five ferries loaded with 18 passenger buses were stranded for the whole night in the middle of the river Padma. To avoid the disrupted ferry services on Doulatdia-Paturia route, most bus operators changed their route and started moving towards Jamuna Bridge to reach the southwestern districts via Paksey in Pabna, which takes a long time.

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Over three million people left the city. But it was reported that many had to join Eid prayers at Paturia ferry ghat.