UNB, Sylhet :Train communication of Sylhet with Dhaka and Chittagong has been snapped as a rail bridge collapsed due to heavy rainfall early Monday. The train communication was snapped from 5am on Monday.Kabir Ahmed, station master of Shamshernagar Railway Station in Kamalganj upazila, said no. 157 Jankichhora railway bridge on Akhaura-Sylhet route collapsed due to heavy rainfall and a flash flood from the hilly area of Lawachhara National Park.Dhaka bound inter-city trains ‘Kalni Express, Jayantika Express’ and Akhaura bound diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) train remained stranded at Sylhet railway station following the collapse.Ali Azam, sub-assistant engineer of Bangladesh Railway (BR) Srimangal, said it would take 24-30 hours to restore the rail communication.
