Rail communications between Dhaka and northern districts resumes

Rail communications of Dhaka with the country's northern districts were restored six hours after derailment of Dhaka-bound Ekota Express at Tilakpur railway station in Joypurhat.

Rezaul Karim Dalim, station master of Santahar Junction, confirmed the news. 

He said a rescue train from Ishwardi reached the spot and recovered the derailed bogie around 11am on Saturday.

Ekota Express from Joypurhat veered off the tracks at Tilakpur railway station around 5am, halting rail communication between the capital and northern Bangladesh.