Rail communication with Dhaka resumes

Rail communications between Dhaka and the rest of the country resumed at 11:00 pm on Wednesday, reports UNB.

Ferdous Ahmed, officer-in-charge (OC) of Dhaka Railway police station, confirmed the collision between a train and a bus at Malibagh level crossing.

Earlier in the evening, Panchgar-bound Drutojan Express hit a coach of Shohagh Paribahan at Malibagh rail-crossing, snapping the rail communication between Dhaka and the rest of the country.

According to witnesses, the gatemen forgot to close the boom gate at Malibagh rail crossing, meanwhile, the bus got on the rail. Later, the train hit from behind. However, the speed was running at a slow pace during the collision.

No one was injured in the collision as there were no passengers on the bus at the time, Syedpur railway police’s assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Aminul Islam said.