As Bangladesh prepares to go into hard lockdown from Monday amid the alarming rise in Covid-19 infections, people are rushing to leave Dhaka city in masses, reports Bangla Tribune.
However, as long route bus services have been suspended since Wednesday, travellers on Saturday were facing many problems in getting to their destinations of choice.
The launch services are also suspended, which has put additional pressure on ferry services.
Even though government imposed restrictions have been in place since Covid-19 deaths from the second wave escalated, there was some pressure on the passengers at Shimulia Ghat in Munshiganj.
Passengers are now stranded on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route after a strict lockdown was announced across the country from Monday.
From Saturday morning onwards, the pressure of private vehicles with crowds of passengers at the ferry terminal was noticeable.
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