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Railway to run 3 special parcel trains from tomorrow
DHAKA, April 30, 2020 (BSS)- Bangladesh Railway has decided to operate
three special parcel trains from tomorrow to transport food, daily essentials
and perishable goods to Dhaka from different districts amid the nationwide
shutdown due to Coronavirus pandemic.
The three trains will start operation from tomorrow on Dhaka-Chattogram,
Dhaka-Dewanganj and Dhaka-Khulna routes, said a press release of Bangladesh
Railway today.
Two trains would be operated every day on Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-
Dewanganj routes while three days in a week on Dhaka-Khulna route, it said.
Bangladesh Railways suspended all its passenger services on March 24 to
contain the spread of Covid-19.
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