Manikganj Deputy Commissioner Rehana Akhtar told Prothom Alo that 10 people have been rescued. Four of them swam to the shore while fire service personnel rescued the other six.
Shah Mohammad Khalid Newaz, deputy managing director of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Aricha office, said ferry operations were stopped on the Paturia-Daulatdiya route at 2:30 am on Wednesday due to dense fog. The operation did not resume in the morning.