Two compartments of a container train heading towards Sirajganj got derailed at Raypur railway station yesterday since the rain damaged the slippers of the rail-line.
Railway and local sources said two compartments of a container train went off the track at the station around 9pm.
A rescue train was making an effort to remove the train from the track but it is yet to rescue the train as the work was disrupted due to the rain, said Abdul Mannan, an engineer at Sirajganj Bazar Railway Station.
The two trains were stranded at the Sirajganj station after the accident, snapping rail link between Dhaka and Sirajganj
Train communication on the Ishwardi-Sirajganj-Dhaka route remained suspended since the night following the derailment.
