Dhaka-Ctg rail communication suspended due to flooding

Rail communication on Dhaka-Chattogram route has been suspended as sections of rail tracks went under floodwater.

"The flood has forced us to cancel movement of all trains from Dhaka to Chattogram and Chattogram to some other routes," said Sardar Shahadat, director general of Bangladesh Railway.

He said railway tracks in Feni area were submerged by floodwater.

According to the control room of the Bangladesh Railway (Ctg Division), stones and soil have been washed away from the tracks.

It said two trains had to return to Chattogram from Feni area till noon.

Besides, flood water disrupts traffic on Dhaka-Chattogram highway.

Source: BSS