United News of Bangladesh

A coach of the Banalata Express, operating on the Chapainawabganj–Dhaka route, derailed near Rajshahi Railway Station on Monday morning, causing the suspension of train services on the route. The incident occurred at around 7:00am, railway officials said. According to them, there were no casualties in the incident. They said the Banalata Express had departed Chapainawabganj earlier in the morning en route to Dhaka. As the train was approaching the Rajshahi Railway Station, one of its wheels broke, causing the coach to derail. Passengers on board reported hearing a loud noise just as the train neared the platform. “A loud bang was heard, and then it was evident that one of the coach wheels had broken and gone off the track,” said one of the passengers. PBI arrests man for reportedly killing mother-in-law Following the derailment, passengers disembarked from the train safely. Rajshahi Railway Station Manager Shahidul Islam said all the train operations on the Chapainawabganj–Rajshahi route have been suspended due to the derailment. Efforts are currently underway to recover the derailed coach.      

Passengers on the ‘Banalata Express’ on the Dhaka-Mymensingh rail route avoided a big disaster as the railway authorities displayed a red flag in time after part of a track was found bent down at Dhirasram Choto Deura in Gazipur district. Local people said they noticed that a10-feet long rail track on Dhaka-Mymensingh route was bent down around 2:15 pm. At one stage, they informed the matter to the local Railway officials. In the meantime, a Rajshahi-bound ‘Banalata Express’ train was heading towards Joydebpur via Tongi. Crack on Dhaka-Rajshahi rail tracks fixed after 5 hrs  When the train reached Dhirasram Choto Deura, the railway authorities displayed a red flag, forcing the train locomotive master to stop it 100 meters away from the spot. Twelve hundred passengers on the train escaped the accident following the prompt response of the railway authorities. Driver of ‘Banalata Express’ train Md Mokhlesur Rahman said he managed to stop the train after noticing the red flag in time. He also suspected that the rail tracks might have bent down due to the removal of the nut-bolt of the rail tracks. However, the actual reason behind the incident would be known after investigation. Station Master of Joydebpur Railway Junction, Hanif Ali, said the authorities concerned suspended one-way rail movement after the incident. However, the other line is operational.