Train derailment snaps Dhaka's railink with north

\Four coaches of the Dhaka-bound Chilahati Express have gone off the tracks in Gazipur, disrupting rail communication between the capital and northern Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.

The incident occurred around 2:30pm on Sunday in the Salna area along the Dhaka-Tangail railway line, said Md Nadiruzzaman, chief of the Joydebpur Railway Outpost.

"Shortly after 2:30pm, four coaches of the Chilahati Express derailed near Salna. As a result, train service between Dhaka and the northern region has been suspended. We are heading to the site."

Abul Khayer Chowdhury, station master of Joydebpur Junction, said the train was on its way to Dhaka and had departed from Chilahati Station in Nilphamari when one of the coaches first came off the tracks near the Salna Bridge, causing the derailment.