Commuters suffer as trains bound for NW dists delayed

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Staff Reporter :
Commuters travelling by trains in the northern and north-western regions suffered on Thursday as all the intercity trains were late by at least two hours.
According to the Train Tracking Monitoring System till 1:45pm, Chilahati-bound Nilsagar Express was late by three hours and ten minutes;
Rangpur-bound Rangpur Express by three hours and twenty-two minutes; Panchagarh-bound Ekata Express by two hours and fifty minutes and Rajshahi-bound Dhumketu Express by two hours and forty-two minutes.
Khulna-bound Sundarban Express was also one hour and forty-five minutes late, according to the Train Tracking Monitoring System.
Besides, Rajshahi-bound Silk City Express, which was supposed to leave Dhaka at 2:40pm, and Chapainawabganj-bound Rajshahi Express are yet to leave the Kamalapur Railway Station.
A total of 55 trains are scheduled to leave Kamalapur Railway Station including three Eid special trains today.
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