Flood snaps Jamalpur-Dewanganj train service
Rail communication on Jamalpur-Dewanganj route remains suspended since last night due to flooding and heavy rainfall in Jamalpur.
The train service came to a halt at 8:00pm yesterday, UNB reports quoting Jamalpur Railway Stationmaster Jahurul Islam.
Besides, the railway tracks on the Jamalpur-Bangabandhu Bridge East Rail Station route are apprehended to collapse any moment under the pressure of floodwater.
A three-member team of railway visited the spot today to decide whether they will suspend train operation on the route.
Meanwhile, railway tracks have been inundated by floodwater in Islampur upazila, according to a video posted by Kobir Hossain Rana in his facebook account.
The video, filmed by Rana at 11:00am yesterday, shows a Teesta Express train is crossing the submerged Durmut-Islampur route.
Rana told The Daily Star Online this afternoon that, although flood situation is improving, some parts of the railway track are still submerged in water.
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