Bangladesh Railway to operate special parcel trains from Friday

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Bangladesh Railway will operate special parcel trains on three routes from Friday, aiming to ensure smooth supply of agricultural goods, vegetables, food, and perishable goods during the crisis created over coronavirus pandemic.

Three pairs of trains will run on Dhaka-Chattogram-Dhaka, Dhaka-Dewanganj-Dhaka and Khulna-Dhaka-Khulna routes from May 1, said a press release from the Ministry.

The special parcel train of Dhaka-Chattogtam-Dhaka route will leave Chattogram at 10:30 am everyday and reach Dhaka at 8:30 pm while another train of Dhaka-Dewanganj-Dhaka route will leave Dewanganj at 7 pm and reach Dhaka at 3:15 am.

Another special parcel train will leave Khulna on 4:45 pm and reach Dhaka at 3:30 am on Friday, Sunday and Tuesday, the release said.

On March 24, the government suspended all the passenger train services throughout the country in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus.