Rail communication with Sylhet restored

UNB . Sylhet
19 Jun 2022 17:18:38 | Update: 19 Jun 2022 17:53:12

People get on a boat as they look for shelter during a flood, amidst heavy rains that caused widespread flooding in the northeastern part of the country in Sylhet on Sunday — Reuters Photo

Rail communication between Sylhet and other parts of the country resumed Sunday afternoon after nearly 24 hours as floodwater started to recede in some areas.

Bangladesh Railway Additional Director General (Operation) Sardar Shahadat Ali said the railway authorities resumed the train services Sunday afternoon.

The rail link with Sylhet was suspended Saturday afternoon due to the worsening flood situation.

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Sylhet railway authorities made the announcement of suspending train services around 12:55pm.

“As floodwater entered the railway station rail communication has been suspended,” said Sylhet Railway Station Manager Nurul Islam.

Flood situation in Sylhet started turning into a terrible disaster from Thursday afternoon as almost all the upazilas and municipal area went under water.