Dhaka's rail link with northern region resumes after 9 hrs

The train services of Dhaka with northern parts of Bangladesh resumed on Tuesday afternoon after nine hours of suspension following a derailment at Betor area of Tangail's Sadar upazila.

The train service on the route became normal at around 2.45 pm as the salvage train cleared the line with their nine hours' of efforts.

Earlier, a relief train reached the spot at about 10:20 am and started the salvage work.

A luggage carriage of the Dhaka-bound Rangpur Express train veered of the tracks at about 4:40am when it reached Tangail rail station. After that, the train communication of the capital with North Bengal was suspended.