Rail communications with Khulna restored

Rail communications between Khulna and the rest of the country resumed after two hours of suspension following the derailment of a compartment of an oil tanker train in Daulatpur upazila of the district this afternoon.

Shafiqul Islam, in-charge of Daulatpur Rail Police camp, said the compartment veered off the tracks around 2:30 pm while the oil tanker train was returning to Khulna from Santahar after unloading oil in front of Daulatpur BGB headquarters.

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Rail link with Khulna snapped as oil-laden train derails

Following the incident rail communications with Khulna and rest of the country remained suspended.

Later, a relief train went to the spot and salvaged the bogie around 4:30 pm.