DHAKA:  Rail communications on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Sylhet routes have come to normalcy after three hours halt since three bogies of a mail train derailed near Akhaura Rail Station early Thursday.

Akhaura Railway Station Lokoshed in-charge Enamul Haque confirmed the matter to banglanews.

He said the rail link became normal around 9:00am as a relief train rushed to the spot and rescued the train.

Earlier, the Dhaka-bound mail train coming from Chittagong derailed in the area around 6:00am that halted several trains on the routes.

BDST: 0940 HRS, MAY 21, 2015
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