Rail communication beween Sylhet and other parts of the country was completely snapped Saturday afternoon amid worsening flood situation..
Sylhet railway authorities made the announcement of suspending train services around 1:30 pm.
“As floodwater entered the railway station rail communication has been suspended,” said Nurul Islam, manager of Sylhet Railway Station.
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However keeping trains operational till Maijgaon station in Fenchuganj upazila is under discussion but no decisions have been made yet, he said.
On Friday., all kind of flight operations at Sylhet MAG Osmani International Airport was suspended for three days due to flood situation.
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Flood situation in Sylhet started turning into a terrible disaster from Thursday afternoon as almost all the upazilas and municipal area went under water.