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Train services on the Dhaka–Mymensingh route have remained suspended since early Monday after two bogies of the Agnibina Express derailed in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh district, allegedly due to the removal of a section of the railway track by miscreants.
No casualties were reported in the incident, UNB reports.
The derailment occurred around 5:10 am as the Agnibina Express was travelling from Tarakandi Station towards Gafargaon Railway Station, said Station Master Hanif.
He said miscreants removed around 20 feet of the railway track, causing the train to derail.
Inspector Md Sirajul Islam of the Railway Security Force (RNB) in Mymensingh said repair work is underway to restore train operations.
The incident occurred amid unrest following the nomination of local BNP leader Aktaruzzaman Bacchu for the Mymensingh-10 constituency on Saturday.
Supporters of rival aspirants reportedly staged protests in the upazila and municipal town, setting fires in more than 30 areas, including railway installations, creating widespread panic.