Derailment halts rail communication with Sylhet

Sylhet’s rail communication with Dhaka and other parts of the country was halted after the Sylhet-bound Paharika Express train derailed in Katalpur area of Fenchuganj on Wednesday evening (June 26).

Station Manager Nurul Islam, Sylhet railway station, said that two compartments of the train veered off the track on the Moglabazar-Maizgaon section around 7 pm on Wednesday, halting train communication with the rest of the country.

He also said that Sylhet-bound Kalni Express and Jayantika Express trains from Dhaka got stuck following the derailment.