Derailment halts Dhaka`s rail link with Khulna, Rajshahi

Rail communication between Dhaka and Rajshahi was disrupted following derailment of a compartment of Dhaka-bound 'Chitra Express' train in Ishwardi on Saturday.
Rail communication between Dhaka and Rajshahi was disrupted following derailment of a compartment of Dhaka-bound 'Chitra Express' train in Ishwardi on Saturday.
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UNB, Pabna :
Rail communication of Dhaka with Khulna and Rajshahi was disrupted following derailment of a passenger train in Ishwardi upazila here on Saturday.
Railway officials said the engine and two wheels of a compartment of the Dhaka-bound ‘Chitra Express’ train from Khulna veered off the track at Ishwardi Muladali railway station around 1:15pm.
A relief train from Ishwardi rushed in and started working to salvage it, said Moiruzzaman, master of Muladali railway station.
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