Collision halts Dhaka-northern district train service

The train communication of the country’s northern part with Dhaka remained cut following a collision between two freight trains in Bhangura railway station on Thursday morning, reports UNB.

Oshim Kumar Talukder, Paksi divisional officer of Bangladesh Railway, said that the train service came to halt after the collision took place around 7:00am.

A relief train will come from Paksi to salvage the trains, said the official.