Rail communications with Sylhet remain suspended for 4 hours

The rail communications between Sylhet and the rest of the country remained suspended for about four hours today following derailment of a bogie of a local train in Mallikpur area of Fenchuganj upazila.

Imam Hossain, station master of Maizgaon rail station, said that the bogie of Sylhet-bound ‘Jalalabad Express Train’ from Chattogram went off its tracks in the area around 11:10am, disrupting the train movement on the routes.

However, rail operations resume in the evening about after four hours of suspension

A relief train went to the spot around 12:30pm and salvaged the train around 3:00pm, the station master added.