Freight train derails in Cumilla, Dhaka’s rail links with Chattogram, Sylhet snapped

Dhaka’s train communications with Chattogram and Sylhet remained suspended since early Monday as three bogies of a Dhaka-bound freight train derailed at Rajapur railway station in Cumilla, UNB reports.

Railway sources said a container train was going to Dhaka from port city Chattogram and when it reached Rajapur railway station three bogies veered off the tracks at 4:00am.

Rajapur railway station master Rezaul Karim said a relief train from Akhaura station has reached the spot to remove the bogies.

Rail tracks have been affected by the derailment, he added.