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           July
          3, 2000   
              
            
          
           
          Dhaka,
          July 2 (UNB) – State Minister for Jute AK Faezul Huq today (Sunday)
          inaugurated a ferry service in the river Sandhya on
          Swarupkati-Inderhat road in Pirojpur district. 
            
          
           
          With
          the commissioning of the ferry, movement of vehicles and passengers
          between Barisal and Pirojpur has become much easier, the minister said
          while inaugurating the service. 
             
          “Smooth
          communication system is a pre-requisite to proper development of the
          country. That’s why the government has introduced the ferry service
          here,” he told the function. 
             
          District
          Awami League leader Shahidullah and additional chief engineer of Roads
          and Highways Department were present on the occasion, said an official
          handout today. 
           
          
           
            
          
          
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