United News of Bangladesh

Train services on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route resumed on Sunday night after being halted for two hours due to a blockade by students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). The students blocked the railway line at Jabbarer Mor, adjacent to the university, around 8:00pm, in solidarity with the Dhaka University students who are staging a hunger strike demanding reforms in the Public Service Commission (PSC) and punishment for those involved in question leaks. The blockade continued for nearly two hours before the students announced a suspension of their protest at 9:55pm. Following the withdrawal, the Dhaka-bound Agnibina Express crossed Jabbarer Mor at 10:20pm, restoring rail communication between Dhaka and Mymensingh. Before ending the blockade, the protesters reiterated their stance, saying they would not accept any verbal assurances and vowed to continue their peaceful movement until their eight-point demands are officially accepted through a gazette notification. They said that they do not want to cause public suffering by blocking the railway and their peaceful movement will continue from tomorrow.

Train movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh route remained suspended for one and a half hours on Saturday after an engine of a train caught fire near Dhala Station in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district. Akter Hossain, officer-in-charge of Mymensingh railway police station, said the engine of the Dewanganj-bound Dewanganj Commuter train went out of order after it caught fire it around 10:30 am, when it just crossed the Dhala station, forcing the authorities to stop train movement. 2 BNP factions clash in Rajshahi over ‘AL leader’s arrest attempt’ Panic gripped the passengers as smoke was billowing out of the engine. However, the rail authorities managed to extinguish the fire after pouring water.