Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia river routes in Manikganj have been suspended since 1:30am on Friday due to dense fog.
The suspension caused four ferries stuck in the middle of the Padma and Jamuna rivers and over 500 vehicles at the terminals.
Nasir Chowdhury, deputy general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) in Aricha sector, said that the fog intensified in the both rivers basins starting from midnight, forcing them to suspend the ferry services at 1:30am.
Over 100 workers of a ready-made garment (RMG) factory have fallen sick after eating tiffin provided by the organisation in Tongi of Gazipur, according to officials on Friday.
The incident occurred at Baraka Fashions Ltd in Singbari intersection of Tongi on Thursday night.
Workers said they were served bananas and breads as tiffin on behalf of the factory around 8pm. Some 1000 workers were on-duty in the factory at this time.
After taking this, over 100 workers fell sick suddenly, creating panic among the co-workers.
Initially they were given first-aid in the factory and later shifted to Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital and private International Medical College and Hospital, said the factory Human Resources Official Shakil Ahmed.
Chief Adviser Press Wing Facts has said the Chief of Pakistani spy agency ISI is not visiting Bangladesh saying the news circulating in press and social media is false.
“The Chief of ISI is not visiting Bangladesh. The news circulating in press and social media is false, a defence ministry spokesman said,” CA Press Wing Facts said in a post from its verified facebook page today.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sajjat Ali has announced that a policy is being drafted concerning the operation of battery-run rickshaws.
Under the proposed guidelines, no individual would be permitted to own more than one battery-powered rickshaw, in line with the principle that the driver should also be the owner, he said during a meeting with battery-run rickshaw owners and workers associations at the DMP headquarters on Thursday afternoon.
While highlighting the challenges associated with these vehicles, he said, “Although battery-powered rickshaws have created employment opportunities, they have also led to various problems. We must collectively address these issues.”