Miscreants set fire to a coach of the intercity Haor Express while the train was parked at Mohonganj Railway Station in Netrokona early Tuesday.
At least four seats were damaged in the fire, but train services were not disrupted, reports Bangla Tribune.
Station Master Zahirul Islam said the train, which had departed Dhaka, reached Mohonganj station at 5:10am. After passengers got off, the guard and other railway staff went outside for breakfast.
Taking advantage of the empty train, miscreants set fire to one of its coaches.
After noticing smoke and flames, the guard and railway staff tried to extinguish the fire using onboard fire extinguishers. Fire Service personnel later arrived and brought it fully under control.
Zahirul said the fire broke out in coach 'D', which was parked outside the platform on the western side of the station. The area is not covered by CCTV cameras.
The rexine covers of seats numbered 5, 6, 11 and 12 were damaged in the incident.
He said the fire did not affect train operations and the Haor Express left Mohonganj for Dhaka with passengers at its scheduled time of 8am.
Sub-Inspector Mobarak Hossain of Mohonganj Railway Police Outpost said railway police, train staff and fire service personnel responded after receiving information about the incident.
He said the coach was parked outside the CCTV surveillance area and police were investigating the incident.
