Oil tanker derailment in Lawachara snaps rail communication with Sylhet

The Dhaka–Sylhet intercity Jayantika Express has been stranded at Satgaon Station after an oil train derailed

Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of Bangladesh has been suspended after an oil-laden train derailed inside the Lawachara National Park between Bhanugachh and Sreemangal stations in Moulvibazar.

Sreemangal Station Master Shakhawat Hossain said the incident occurred around 3:30pm on Friday in Kamolganj Upazila, causing the Dhaka–Sylhet intercity Jayantika Express to be stranded at Satgaon Railway Station in Sreemangal.

Shamshernagar Station Master Rajat Kumar Roy said a hydraulic tool van was being brought from Kulaura to recover the derailed tanker wagon.