Bangladesh Railway to operate eight special parcel trains on different routes to transport agricultural goods and other products during the countrywide lockdown.
Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujon in a press briefing today said that the parcel trains will operate alongside other freight trains amid lockdown to keep people’s life uninterrupted as the country is set to undergo a “strict lockdown” from April 14.
The Ministry has taken the decision to continue transportation of agricultural goods, transporting oil, fertilizers and other goods, he said.
Train on Dhaka-Sylhet route will start from Dhaka at 3:30 pm and will leave Sylhet at 6:45 am the next day, on Chattogram-Sarishabari route train will leave Chattogram at 3 pm and the return train will leave Sarishabari at 5:30 am the next day.
On Saturday, Monday and Wednesday the train on the Khulna-Chilahati route will start from Khulna at 3:30 pm and the return train will leave Chilahati at 3:30 pm on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
Another train will be operated on Bir Muktijoddha Shirajul Islam to Dhaka route on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
