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Dhaka's rail link with rest of Bangladesh restored after 2 hours

The rail communication snapped when Panchagarh-bound Drutajan Express collided with a passenger bus in Malibagh area

Update : 23 Mar 2023, 01:08 AM

Rail communication between Dhaka and the northern and southern districts of Bangladesh has been restored after two-hour disruption on Thursday night. 

The rail communication between Dhaka and other districts was suspended after a Panchagarh-bound Drutajan Express has collided with a passenger bus of at the Malibagh level crossing area in Dhaka.


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Later, train movement normalized around 11pm when the bus was removed from the rail track, Kamalapur Station Master Anwar Hossain confirmed.

Fire Service Media Officer Anwar Hossain Dolan said a bus of Sohag Paribahan was returning to Dhaka from Benapole in Jessore. The bus was empty as it dropped off the passengers in Malibagh and Mouchak areas.

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