Eid holidaymakers suffered on Monday following a schedule disruption of the first train, delaying departures at Kamalapur Railway Station.
The Dhumketu Express train was scheduled to depart the platform at 6am, but it started for Rajshahi at 6:20am, late by 20 minutes.
However, other trains left the station at close intervals. Eight out of ten trains, including inter-city and mail trains, left the capital by 8 am, said Kamalapur Railway Station Manager Masud Sarwar.
The other intercity trains that have left so far are – Parabat Express, Nilsagar Express, Egarosindhur Provati, and Teesta Express.
2 probe bodies formed over Comilla train tragedy
Rail communication from Dhaka to Chattogram was disrupted after Dhaka-bound Sonar Bangla Express hit a freight train at Hasanpur railway station of Cumilla on Sunday evening.
Later, two separate probe committees were formed to investigate the accident.
A five-member investigation committee was formed by the district administration and another four-member investigation committee was formed by the railways.
Six compartments and the locomotive of Sonar Bangla Express were derailed injuring at least 20 passengers on the spot and six of them are in critical condition.
Several of the injured were being treated at Nangalkot Health Complex.
