Rail link between Chattogram and Chandpur resumes after 6 hours

CHANDPUR, Feb 13 (UNB): Train movement between Chattogram and Chandpur via Laxham was restored after six hours of suspension early Saturday due to an accident at Laxham Junction on Friday night.

Station Master of Chandpur Railway Station, Shoebur Rahman, said five people were injured when the 'Meghna Express' train, with 300 passengers on board, hit other carriages while changing direction at Laxham Junction around 8 pm, causing damage to the engine and a bogie. Train services between Chattogram and Chandpur via Laxham were suspended, causing immense suffering to passengers.