FruitsIn May 2025 West Zone Railway officials said the Mango and Cattle Special trains were unlikely to run that season, citing losses in earlier years and weak interest from growers and traders in booking mangoes.
The Mango Special train is running again this season at little cost to traders, but they are staying away, and a longer route via the Padma Bridge has added to the railway's losses.
The Mango Special Train returns on 10 June despite four years of losses, while courier services that carry Rajshahi's mangoes door to door keep profiting.
A BUET transport expert says building the Dohazari-Cox's Bazar railway on an embankment blocked natural water flow, endangered elephants and trapped local people.
A cattle special train carrying 400 cows in 25 wagons left Islampur in Jamalpur for Dhaka on Saturday evening, with more trains to follow.
