A launch, 'Parbat-9', has finally reached Barisal with hundreds of passengers on board after being stuck on a sandbar at Hijla Upazila in the Meghna River for 10 hours.
Published : 19 Dec 2014, 12:14 PM
The launch's Barisal zone supervisor Selim Mia said it had left Dhaka's Sadarghat for Barisal around 8pm on Thursday. The launch master dropped anchor at the Miyarchar at 3am due to dense fog.
“The fog cleared in the morning but the launch was found stuck on a hidden sandbar because the water level had receded,” he added.