Five compartments including the engine of Agnibina Express, a train that plies on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route, were derailed in Bonkhoria area in Sreepur of Gazipur last night.
Rail communication between Dhaka and Mymensingh was snapped as the compartments derailed while coming to Dhaka around 11pm.
Station Master of Joydebpur railway station Ziauddin Sarder said the train derailed after coming one kilometre from the Rajendrapur station.
The number of casualties and reason behind the accident could not be known immediately as the accident occurred inside the Bhawal forest, Ziauddin said.
Rail communication on that route was suspended because of the accident, the station master added.
