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Inland water vessel services resume across country
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has resumed the operations of all types of water transport services across the country .
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has resumed the operations of all types of water transport services across the country as the cyclonic storm ‘Sitrang’ completed crossing Barishal-Chattogram coast near Bhola at midnight last night as well as weakened rapidly into a depression by giving precipitation.
The cyclone now lies over Dhaka-Cumilla-Brahmanbaria and adjoining area as a land depression.
BIWTA public relations officer Mobarak Hossain Majumdar confirmed this to risingbd on Tuesday (October 25).
All types of water transports began their services across the country at 9:45 am, he said.
Earlier, the BIWTA yesterday suspended the operations of all types of water transport services across the country due to the impact of cyclone.