Rail connectivity between Sylhet and the rest of the country returned to normal after a nearly 15-hour suspension due to a train derailment in Lawachara National Park, in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar.
Following the resumption , the intercity 'Parabat Express' left Srimangal station for Dhaka at around 7:30pm on Saturday.
Earlier, Srimangal Railway Station Master Shakhawat Hossain said the engine and two bogies of the Sylhet-bound ‘Udayan Express’ train from Chattogram veered off the tracks after hitting a tree that fell on the track due to storm while passing the Lawachara National Park around 5am, halting train movement.
Train communication between Sylhet and Dhaka, as well as the rest of the country, had to be immediately suspended.
There were no casualties as passengers had mostly disembarked at the previous station.
Meanwhile, the railway department formed a five-member committee to investigate the accident.
The committee, led by Divisional Railway Manager (Dhaka) Shafiqul Islam, already visited the spot on Saturday afternoon.
Later, a rescue train from Kulaura reached the spot around 9:30am and then another rescue train from Akhaura around 11:30am and carried out the salvage operation.
