Train service disrupted for 11 hours
Train communication from Dhaka and Chittagong to North Bengal through Mymensingh was disrupted for 11 hours due to derailment of two compartments of a goods train at Putiali between Bigonebari and Bidyaganj railway stations at Sadar Upazila at 11:00pm on Sunday night.
Hundreds of passengers of eight trains from Dhaka and Chittagong to North Bengal suffered a lot due to derailment at various stations.
Railway sources said a relief train recovered the derailed compartments of Tarakandi-bound freight train in Jamalpur from Mymensingh after a hectic effort of three hours from 7:00am yesterday.
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