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Launch passengers for Dhaka decreased by 34% since Padma Setu inaugurated last year

Dhaka, August 25: Before the inauguration of the Padma Bridge, at least 50,000 people used to go to various coastal districts of the country including Barisal by boat every day from Dhaka. Since the bridge was inaugurated, this number has decreased by 17,000 to 33,000 in the last one year. According to this, the number of passengers in Dhaka has decreased by 34 percent in the last one year.

Lack of passengers in Dhaka-Barishal launch even after fares are slashed

Own Correspondent, Dhaka, July 3: Within a week of the inauguration of the Padma Bridge, the launch fare of the Barishal-Dhaka route has been reduced, and the number of launches on the route has also been decreased. Though the situation is expected to return to normal, the owners and employees say that the fare of deck has come down by almost half in the last one week, fare of the first class cabin has gone down by Tk 500 and the second class sofa fare has gone down by Tk 100-200 in the last few days.

Over a hundred candidates miss BCS exam due to late arrival of launch

Dhaka, October 30: Due to the negligence of the staff of the passenger launch Tasrif-2 on the Bhola-Monpura-Hatia-Dhaka route, over a hundred candidates missed the BCS preliminary examination. These candidates reached Sadarghat in Dhaka around 10:00 am. As a result, they could not reach the examination hall in time.

Launch service starts again

নিজস্ব প্রতিনিধি, ঢাকা, অক্টোবর ১১ : পদ্মা নদীতে তীব্র স্রােতের কারণে ছয় দিন বন্ধ থাকার পর দৌলতদিয়া-পাটুরিয়া নৌরুটে লঞ্চ চলাচল শুরু হয়েছে। এতে লঞ্চে যাতায়াত করা যাত্রীদের মধ্যে স্বস্তি ফিরেছে। বুধবার দুপুরের পর লঞ্চ চলাচল শুরু হলেও বৃহস্পতিবার সকাল থেকে পুরোপুরিভাবে এ রুটে লঞ্চ চলাচল করছে। এর আগে গত ৪ অক্টোবর পদ্মায় তীব্র স্রােতের কারণে এ রুটে লঞ্চ চলাচল ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ হয়ে ওঠে। ফলে দুর্ঘটনা এড়াতে লঞ্চ চলাচল বন্ধ করে দেয় প্রশাসন। ...