BSS
  28 May 2022, 14:54

Dhaka-northern rail services resume after 12 hours

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GAZIPUR, May 28, 2022 (BSS)- Rail communications on northern routes from
Dhaka resumed this morning after 12 hours of suspension while a passengers
train derailed near Mouchak Rail Station in Kaliakoir upazila of the district
last night.

Divisional Manager of Pakshi Railway Shahidul Islam said that two bogies of
Dhaka-bound Panchagarh Express train veered off the tracks near Mouchak Rail
Station around 10pm, halting the services.

The train communications on the route resumed from 9.45 am, he said.

"A four-member probe committee, headed by the departmental transport officer
of the railway, has been formed to look into the cause of the accident. It
(committee) has been asked to submit a report within three working days,"
Shahidul Islam added.