Sources said five ferries with over 2,000 passengers onboard remained stranded. The sufferings of those who came to participate in the opposition's long march from 23 districts and the police officials from southern region who came to the capital as part of the enhanced security arrangement were increased due to the fog.

The vehicles wait in a long queue stretching at least one and a half kilometer.

Some 150 naval crafts, including 18 launches and big ships, were found in a seemingly unending jam in a misty weather on the Dhaleswari, Meghna, Padma, sources added.