Train services between Dhaka and the northern parts of the country remained suspended for three hours on Saturday following the derailment of a bogie in Dangapara of Hakimpur upazila in Dinajpur district.
Zulfiker Ali, Officer-in-Charge of Bangladesh Railway Police, Parbatipur, said a bogie of Rajshahi-bound Barendra Express coming from Chilahati derailed around 7:42 am after a hook connecting the bogies broke, disrupting train services between Dhaka and the northern region.
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At least five people were injured while trying to jump off the train after the accident with two of them sustaining critical injuries.
Train services on the route resumed around 11:45 am after a salvage train removed the bogie, said OC Zulfiker.