Train derailment snaps rail links on Dhaka-Kishoreganj, Chattogram-Mymensingh routes
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Two bogies of a freight train derailed in Kishoreganj, causing a disruption in the district's rail communication with Dhaka, as well as between Chattogram and Mymensingh.
The incident occurred around 4:30pm on Saturday near Gachihata Railway Station in Katiadi upazila.
AKM Aminul Haque, Officer-in-Charge of Kishoreganj Railway Thana, said Dhaka-bound Kishoreganj Express derailed shortly after it left Gachihata station.
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A railway team is engaged in efforts to salvage the derailed bogies and restore the disrupted rail links, he added.
