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Derailment halts Dhaka’s rail link with Mymensingh

News Desk Transportation 2022-06-16, 2:50pm

Rail communication between Dhaka and Mymensingh has been suspended.



Rail communication between Dhaka and Mymensingh has been suspended as a bogie of Dhaka-bound ‘Bhawal Express’ train derailed in Rajendrapur area of Gazipur.
The derailment happened around 9:50 am on Thursday (June 16).
Rezaul Islam, station master of Joydebpur Railway junction, said a bogie of Dhaka-bound ‘Bhawal Express’ train from Mymensingh veered off the tracks, halting train services on the route.