COMILLA: The rail communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and  Sylhet halted after derailment of a compartment of a container train in Rasulpur of the district on Sunday morning.

Four wheels of Dhaka-bound goods-laden train veered off track around 9:45am that snapped rail communication of Dhaka-Chittagong and Chittagong-Sylhet routes.   

Commilla railway assistant engineer Irfanul Islam told banglanews, “The reason of derailment could not be known immediately.”

Comilla railway outpoet Sub-Inspector Ali Akber told banglanews that two relief trains, from Akhaura and Laksam, started toward the spot to clear the line.

BDST: 1123 HRS, MAY 18, 2014