Another probe committee said the negligence of the driver of the Ekota Express and his assistant caused the train accident at the Ullapara Railway Station in Sirajganj on April 13 which left two people dead and at least 30 people injured.
The Managing Director of western region railway Abdul Awal Bhuyan handed the report over to the Director General of Bangladesh Railway Md Tofazzal Hossain yesterday morning.
According to the report, the driver Bankim Chandra Roy and his assistant Abdus Shafi are, either directly or indirectly, responsible for the crash that took place at the Ullapara Railway Station.
Both the driver and his assistant were suspended immediately for their alleged negligence while driving. The Station Master of Ullahpara Rail Station Khan Moniruzzaman was also suspended in this regard.
In the probe report, the director general of western region railway put forward a set of recommendations on how to avoid train accidents on the route.
The recommendations include the appointment of greater manpower in the railway sector and providing training to the employees of the railway.
Earlier, another probe committee-led by the Additional District Magistrate Md Shafiqul Islam also found the driver Bankim Chandra and his assistant Abdus Shafi responsible for the accident.
The probe committee submitted its report to the Deputy Commissioner Belal Hossain on April 15.
A head-on collision between the Lalmoni Express and the Ekota Express at the Ullahpara Railway Station killed two people and left at least 30 others injured, including the driver of the Lalmoni Express, in the early hours of April 13.