Train communication in Kishoreganj was restored five hours after miscreants removed fishplates in Sarar Char area of the district on Saturday.
The incident took place during a fresh spell of nationwide blockade of the BNP-led 18-party alliance.
Kishoreganj Railway Station Master Jayanta Majumder said miscreants removed fishplates in Sarar Char area around 5:30am. “The sabotage was spotted at 8:30am.”
Kishoreganj-Dhaka and Bhoirab-Mymensingh railway routes were suspended during this time. Inter-city Egarosindur Express was delayed at Kishoreganj station.
“Train communications resumed around 10:30am,” station Master Jayanta Majumder said. “Kishoreganj-Dhaka and Bhoirab-Mymensingh routes are back.”
Fishplates are used to join two rail sections to make a continuous railway track.
Railway communication have been a key target for sabotage. In the recent past, one such misdeed led to derailment of a train and loss of five lives.