Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of Bangladesh was restored on Tuesday morning, three hours after four bogies of a train derailed at Moglabazar in Sylhet district.
Abul Kuddus, officer-in-charge of Sylhet Railway Police Station, said that four bogies, including the locomotive of the Sylhet-bound Udayan Express from Chattogram, went off the tracks at about 6:40am, disrupting train services on the route.
Twenty passengers sustained injuries in the incident and received first aid.
On information, a fire service team rushed to the spot and, with the help of local people, rescued the stranded passengers.
Sylhet Railway Station manager Nurul Islam said that train movement resumed at about 9:30am.
Following the restoration of services, the Kalni Express, which had remained stranded at Sylhet Station, departed for Dhaka.
