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Blockaders continue targeting trains
[Bangla Daily Star] Over 100 passengers were maimed as the Dhaka-bound Mohanagar Godhuli derailed after blockade supporters removed fishplates from the rail track in Burichang upazila of Comilla yesterday.Seven out of 13 compartments of the intercity train veered off the route in Pachora area near Rajapur Rail Station around 7:30pm, halting Dhaka-Chittagong rail link on the second day of the opposition's 72-hour blockade. Md Shahidullah, officer-in-charge of Laksam rail police, has been suspended for failing to ensure monitoring of the rail line at the site and give the authorities prior warning, officials say. Shafiqur Rahman, acting station master of Comilla Railway Station, told our district correspondent that locals initially took the injured to nearby hospitals. Later, eight injured, including the train driver, were sent to Comilla Medical College Hospital. A relief train from Laksam reached the spot and it would take at least 10 hours to clear the route, he added. At least four passengers were maimed as blockaders set fire to Rajshahi-bound Uttara Express in NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... re sadar upazila around 9:30am yesterday. Another Dhaka-bound train, the Dhoomketu Express from Rajshahi, derailed in Charghat upazila around 1:40am as blockaders removed fishplates. The locomotive and five compartments went off the lines, suspending the city's rail links with the rest of the country, said Pankaj Kumar Shaha, Rajshahi divisional railway manager. Luckily, none was hurt in this derailment. Pickets uprooted tracks at two points to stop the relief train from Ishwardi, delaying the rescue for hours. Finally, the salvage train started operation around noon. Posted by: Fred 2013-12-02 |
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