Bangladesh Railway will operate eight special parcel trains on different routes to transport agricultural goods and other products during the countrywide lockdown to prevent the transmission of Coronavirus. Railways Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujon in a press briefing said the parcel trains will operate alongside the other freight trains amid the lockdown to keep people’s life uninterrupted. Also read: Dhaka-Chattogram freight train service suspended Bangladesh is set to undergo a “strict lockdown” from April 14. The Ministry has taken the decision for continuing the transportation of agricultural goods, he said adding that currently, Bangladesh Railway is transporting oil, fertilizers, and other goods. Train on Dhaka-Sylhet route will start from Dhaka at 3:30 pm and the return train 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 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. Also read: Passenger train services to remain suspended during .. Another train will be operated on Bir Muktijoddha Shirajul Islam to Dhaka  route on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday

Bangladesh has received the first parcel train at Benapole carrying dry Chillies from Andhra Pradesh, India.   Indian Railways dispatched a special parcel train consisting of 16 high capacity parcel vans carrying around 384 tonnes of dry chilies to Bangladesh, said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Monday.   The Special Parcel Express (SPE) traveled the distance over 1372 kilometers from Reddipalem in Guntur, India to Benapole in Bangladesh.   The transportation cost by railways works out to be cheaper compared to road transport.