The freight train was travelling from Chattogram to Dhaka when three of its carriages derailed in the Keranir Tek area around 10:30 am, said Tongi Station Master Md Raqibur Rahman. “We hope rail service will resume once a rescue train arrives and removes the carriages,” he said. As the Tongi line is closed, the Dinajpur-bound Ekota Express is stuck at the Dhaka Airport Station, said Station Master Md Halimuzzaman. “The engine of the freight train was disconnected and brought to Dhaka separately. But the relief train has yet to arrive.”Rail service on the Dhaka-Chattogram line is completely shut down, he said.

Source: bd News24 September 21, 2021 07:17 UTC