Rail communication of Dhaka with Sylhet, Chattogram and Noakhali districts has been suspended on Sunday morning as a freight train derailed near Brahmanbaria railway station.
The incident took place around 9:30am near the railway station, confirmed Shakir Jahan, assistant station master at Brahmanbaria railway station.
A Dhaka-bound container train 607 from Chattogram reached Akhaura Railway Junction Station on Saturday night. On the way, the second last compartment of the train veered off the track when it crossed Brahmanbaria railway station for Dhaka, he said.
He also said the derailment caused extensive damage to the rail line.
The movement of Dhaka-bound trains from Chattogram, Sylhet and Noakhali remains suspended following the derailment, he said.
The railway authorities have asked for a rescue train from Akhaura railway junction to clear the line, the station master added.
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