Tickets bought in advance, for passenger trains that are now cancelled, are being refunded to the recipients.
The authorities have taken this decision due to the increase in the spread of the Covid-19 infection.
The refunds began from the respective ticket counters on Friday morning. The tickets will be refunded till June 30.
A notification issued by the Bangladesh Railways on Friday morning stated that the passengers who have purchased advance tickets for the intercity trains for the dates of June 23 to 26 will be refunded the amount of money charged for the tickets. The refund will be made every day from June 25 to 30 from 8 am to 5 pm.
Earlier, on 22nd June, all kinds of passenger trains were closed from 12am. It was decided that the shutdown will be effective till midnight of June 30. However, all trains carrying goods including mango trains will continue to run.
Previously, all passenger trains were closed from April 5. However, freight trains were still functional. In the meantime, four new trains were operated from April 7 to transport agricultural products and parcels.
After being closed for 49 days, the passenger trains started running from the morning of May 24. However, on Monday, seven districts connecting to the capital went into lockdown. On Tuesday, it was decided to refund the money to advance train ticket holders.
