Train movement from Chattogram and Sylhet (up line) to Dhaka remained halted since Saturday morning as the railway tracks got bent due to severe heat in Brahmanbaria.
Md Rafiqul Islam, a master of Brahmanbaria railway station, said the tracks got bent at Dariyarpur on the outskirts of the town around 11am after Dhaka-bound Upakul Express from Noakhali crossed the area around 10am, snapping rail communication.
He, however, said the train movement from Dhaka to Chattogram and Sylhet (down line) remained normal.
“Railway tracks may bend due to the scorching heat and we asked to operate trains with the speed of 30km per hour following directives from the higher authorities,” he said.
On Thursday afternoon, seven bogies of a freight train veered off the tracks in the Dariyarpur area while heading towards the capital from Chattogram due to severe heat.
The tracks became normal for train movement around 16 hours after it was fixed.
