Train Derailment: Probe body formed
Bangladesh Railway has formed a five-member committee to investigate the reasons behind the derailment of a fuel oil-laden train in Sreemangal that suspended rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country for nearly 24 hours since Saturday.
The committee, headed by Divisional Transportation Officer of Bangladesh Railway Mohammad Moinul Hossain, has been asked to submit the report within seven working days, the railway's Assistant Commercial Officer Hamidul Islam Khan said.
After salvage operations, train services resumed on the route around 12:00noon yesterday, sources at Bangladesh Railway said.
Khalilur Rahman, manager of Sylhet Railway Station, said the Dhaka-bound Parabat and Udayan and Chattogram-bound Upoban trains could not leave the station in scheduled time due to the derailment.
Moreover, the schedule of Sylhet-bound trains Kalni and Upoban from Dhaka has been cancelled, he said, adding that the ticket prices of all the passengers of the two trains will be refunded.
The other members of the committee are Divisional Engineer (Dhaka) Sultan Ali, Divisional Signal and Telecommunication Engineer (Dhaka) Abu Hena, Divisional Engineer (Mechanical) Rezaul Karim and Divisional Electrical Engineer (Wagon) Rezaul Karim.
A small culvert and around 200 feet of rail lines have been damaged due to the derailment, said Sultan Ali.
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