Rajshahi, Feb 24 (UNB) - The rail communication of Rajshahi with other parts of the country was restored after six-hour disruption following derailment of a freight train near Halidagachhi station of Charghat upazila on Sunday.
Amjad Hossain, station manager of Rajshahi station, said that the Rajshahi-bound freight train from Ishwardi derailed 500yard west side of Halidagachhi station around 3am.
The derailment caused immense suffering of hundreds of people, as Dhaka-bound Silk City, Khulna-bound Sagordari Express and Chilahati-bound Titumir Express trains remain stranded at Rajshahi station.
Later, a relief train from Ishwardi came to the spot and salvaged the train around 9 am, said the official.