Derailment halts Dhaka-Sylhet-Ctg rail link for 7hrs

Rail communication of Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong remained suspended for seven hours today following the derailment of a freight train in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj.

The fertiliser-laden Dinajpur-bound freight train coming from Fenchuganj of Sylhet veered off the rail tracks in Shahjibazar area around 9:00am, said Muazul Ali, station master of Sayestaganj Railway.

The train services resumed around 4:10am after the rescue train rushed to the spot and cleared the railway tracks, reports our Moulvibazar correspondent quoting the railway official as saying.