In Bangladesh, a&nbsp;man was killed and 10 people were injured as a train derailed&nbsp;on Dhaka-Mymensingh rail line in Gazipur&nbsp;in the wee hours of Wednesday.&nbsp;Gazipur Fire Service Deputy Director said seven coaches of the Dhaka-bound Mohanganj Express, including the locomotive, veered off the tracks at Bankhuria around 4:00 am.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' According to the Railway officials claim, the&nbsp;incident occurred as miscreants severed a section of the railway track between Rajendrapur and Bhawal railway stations on the Dhaka-Mymensingh railway route in Gazipur district.&nbsp;The saboteurs cut the tracks with gas cutters some time in the night, official said.&nbsp;The fire service recovered a 12-kg gas cylinder from the forest beside the railway tracks, he said.<br />'' <br />'' On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and are conducting a rescue operation. Train communication between Joydebpur and Mymensingh remained suspended following the derailment.<br />'' Bangladesh Nationalist Party and like-minded parties are observing a 36-hour rail, road, and waterway blockade across Bangladesh.
News On AIR | December 13, 2023 1:06 PM
One dead, five injured as train derails in Bangladesh; locals suspect sabotage