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Kurigram Express derails in Bogura, disrupting rail link to Dhaka

From Daily Star · () English

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  • A Dhaka-bound Kurigram Express carriage derailed at Santahar Junction in Bogura at about 7 p.m.
  • The derailment suspended train movement on the Dhaka-Santahar route as railway workers worked to recover the carriage.
  • No casualties were reported.

A carriage of the Dhaka-bound Kurigram Express derailed at Santahar Junction in Bogura at around 7 p.m., suspending train movement on the Dhaka-Santahar route.

Santahar Railway Station Master Khadija Khatun confirmed the derailment to The Daily Star. Railway police officer Dulal Uddin said the derailed carriage was the train’s last, where goods are stored.

“Efforts to recover the carriage are currently underway,” he said at around 9 p.m. No casualties were reported.

The train’s last carriage, where goods are stored, derailed. Efforts to recover the carriage are currently underway.

· Dulal UddinThe railway police officer described the derailed carriage and recovery operation.
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