A long expected ferry service is set to link the southeastern Chattogram with offshore island of Sandwip from tomorrow with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad expecting to open the service under the auspices of shipping ministry.
According to a shipping ministry statement, the service will actually link Sitakunda on the outskirts of the port city with the Sandwip Island having four stops, three in Sandwip’s Banshbaria, central Sitakunda and Guptochhara.
The distance between the two upazilas is about 35 kilometers.
It said the chief adviser would open the service joining the ceremony through virtual platform from Dhaka.
The ferry service is anticipated to be launched by Brigadier General (Retd) Dr. M Sakhawat Hussain, the shipping adviser.
In addition, advisers for the ministries of energy and road transportation Muhammad Fawjul Kabir Khan, water resources and environment Syewda Rizwana Hassan local government, sports adviser Asif Mahmud, and liberation war affairs adviser Faruq-e-Azam would attend the ceremony.
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