Rail link between Dhaka and northern region snapped

Pabna: Train communication of Dhaka with northern parts of country has been snapped since Friday afternoon following the derailment of an intercity train in Chatmohar station area of Chatmohar upazila headquarters.

Shawkat Jamil, divisional traffic officer (DTO) of Bangladesh Railways (west zone), said four bogies of Dhaka-bound intercity train ‘Drutojan Express’ derailed while entering in the station around 2.30pm, halting train movement on the route.

However, there was no report of casualties.