Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Launch operations on the Paturia-Daulatdia river route have resumed 13 hours after being suspended due to damage to ramps at a temporary terminal caused by the strong current of the Padma River.

The service restarted at 7:30am on Saturday from Karuitola, beside the ferry terminal No. 1 in Manikganj's Paturia, launch terminal manager Panna Lal Nandi said.

Authorities had halted traffic at 6:30pm Friday, cutting off launch links between 21 southwestern districts and the rest of the country.

Nandi said Tuesday's riverbank erosion at Paturia destroyed the main jetty, forcing launches to operate from a pontoon at terminal No.2.

On Friday evening, one ramp's cable snapped and it sank, while soil erosion under another ramp m...