Dhaka-C’nawabganj: PM flags off ‘spl mango train’
Unb, Dhaka
Unb, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated a "special mango train" on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka route via Rajshahi in order to transport mangoes at lower cost.
She opened the train service virtually from the Gono Bhaban.
The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway has taken the initiative to transport mangoes at lower cost for the welfare of mango farmers and traders amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The train, having a capacity of carrying 150 tonnes in its five wagons, will run on the route every day. The transport cost is up to Tk 1.3 per kg and Tk 1,300 per tonne of mango.