Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country was restored on Tuesday morning, three hours after four bogies of a train derailed at Moglabazar in Sylhet district.
Abul Kuddus, officer-in-charge of Sylhet Railway Police Station, said four bogies, including the locomotive of the Sylhet-bound ‘Udayan Express’ from Chattogram, went off the tracks around 6:40 am, disrupting train services on the route.
Twenty passengers sustained injuries in the incident and received first aid.
On information, a fire service team rushed to the spot and, with the help of locals, rescued the stranded passengers.
Sylhet Railway Station Manager Nurul Islam said train movement resumed around 9:30 am.
Following the restoration of services, the Kalni Express, which had remained stranded at Sylhet Station, departed for Dhaka.
FP/MI
Man stabbed dead in Mymensingh
Expatriate voters to cast postal ballots from today
Salaries, allowances to rise significantly in new pay scale
BNP confident in EC’s ability to hold credible polls: Fakhrul
Evaly’s Rassel, Shamima arrested again
Terrorists kill RAB officer in Chattogram’s Jungle Salimpur
Jamaat ameer presents vision for ‘New Bangladesh’
