Train link with northern districts restored after nine hours

Train communications between Dhaka and northern parts of the country was restored on Tuesday after nine hours following the derailment of a passenger train in Sadar upazila of Tangail district.

Nazmul Huda Bakul, station master of Tangail Railway Station, said a compartment of a Dhaka-bound ‘Rangpur Express’ train from North Bengal veered off the tracks at Betor around 4:45 am, halting train communication of Dhaka-Northern parts of the country.

A relief train rushed to the spot and conducted the salvage operation.

The train communication was restored at 2:00 pm after the authorities concerned managed to remove the derailed compartment manually.