Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has suspended launch services from Barishal due to inclement weather.
Barisal river port has been asked to hoist signal number 2 as low pressure formed in the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjacent areas.
Sheikh Mohammad Salim Reza, joint director of BIWTA's Barishal river port, confirmed this.
He said the suspension order will remain in force till further direction.
The water of nine rivers in the southern region is flowing above the danger level. Barishal's Kirtankhola river, Burishwar and Payra rivers in Amtali in Barguna and Burishwar and Payra rivers in Mirganj in Patuakhali are flowing near the danger level.
Though the launch operation on the domestic (60-foot length) route from Barisal has been suspended, but the decision regarding the launch operation on the Dhaka-Barisal route, has not yet been made, Mohammad Salim added.
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