Turna Nishitha loco master, 2 others suspended over Kasba train crash

Loco master of Turna Nishitha train and two other staff of Bangladesh Railway have been suspended after the deadly train crash at Mandbagh of Kasba upazila in Brahmanbaria that left 16 people dead and over 100 other injured.

Loco master Taser Uddin, assistant loco master Apu Dey and working guard Abdur Rahman were suspended, said Shariful Alam, senior information officer of the railways ministry, reports news agency UNB.

Dhaka-bound Turna Nishitha from Chattogram collided with Chattogram-bound Udayan Express from Sylhet around 3:00am, said deputy commissioner Hayat-Ud-Dowllah Khan, who visited the spot right after the crash.

“So far, 16 people have killed in the deadly accident, but the figure may go up further,” the DC added.

Bangladesh Railway authorities have formed two separate probe bodies while Brahmanbaria deputy commissioner formed another probe body to investigate the deadly incident.