A passenger bus from Kushtia to Dhaka fell into the Padma River at Daulatdia ferry ghat on Friday morning, but no casualties occurred due to strict adherence to passenger safety rules. The incident took place around 9:30 a.m. when the SB Paribahan bus lost control while boarding the ferry Kabari at ghat number 7 and broke through the opposite ramp before plunging into the river.
Following the Ministry of Shipping’s directive requiring all passengers to disembark before vehicles board ferries, all passengers had left the bus, preventing any loss of life. Rescue operations began immediately, and both the driver and assistant were rescued alive and are receiving treatment at a hospital.
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority’s salvage vessel Hamza recovered the bus with coordinated support from the Ministry of Shipping, BIWTA, BIWTC, naval police, fire service, coast guard, and local administration. The shipping minister and state minister monitored the operation and issued further safety instructions to prevent future ferry terminal accidents.
স্টাফ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ০৫ জুন ২০২৬, ১৩: ৫৩ নৌপরিবহন মন্ত্রণালয়ের নির্দেশনা অনুযায়ী ফেরিতে বাস ও অন্যান্য যানবাহন ওঠানোর পূর্বে যাত্রীদের নামিয়ে দেওয়ার নিরাপত্তা বিধান অনুসরণ করায় দৌলতদিয়া ফেরিঘাটে শুক্রবার একটি বাস পদ্মা নদীতে পড়ে গেলেও কোনো প্রাণহ
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