Rajshahi railway to transport agri-products to Dhaka from Saturday
The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway will transport agricultural products, including vegetables, fish and meat, to Dhaka from Rajshahi region at a cheap cost from tomorrow (Saturday).
Growers and traders can avail the scopes of transporting various perishable goods, including fish, meat and vegetables, from different parts of the region to the capital city Dhaka every day.
There are arrangements of refrigerated luggage vans along with general vans in the special train, said General Manager of West Zone of Bangladesh Railway Mamunul Islam.
The special train will depart from Rohanpur station in Chapainawabganj district at 9.15 am and will reach Tejgaon station in Dhaka at 5.20 pm. The carrying cost of per kilogram of goods has been estimated at Taka 1.50.