Dhaka-Mymensingh rail link snapped after 5 coaches derail

Passengers stranded at different stations 26 SEC(s) ago UPDATED 26 SEC(s) ago Photo: Courtesy Five coaches of a Dhaka-bound commuter train derailed in Gafargaon of Mymensingh today, disrupting train services on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route.The incident happened around 9:30am on Friday (August 7) at the Shibganj Road level crossing, adjacent to Gafargaon Railway Station.Md Akhtar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mymensingh Railway Police Station, told The Daily Star that five coaches including a power car at the front of the Dhaka-bound commuter train from Jamalpur derailed just before entering the Gafargaon Railway Station around 9:30am.Following the derailment, train movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route was suspended. Several Dhaka and Mymensingh bound trains have been stranded at diffe