File photo of Railways Minister Advocate Nurul Islam Sujan CollectedWe have suspended three on-duty railway employees over the accidentRailways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has assured that officials of the Railways Ministry and Bangladesh Railway will remain alert to prevent recurrence of train accidents in future. He made the commitment before the parliament on Wednesday, while giving his statement under section 300 of the rules of procedure over Tuesday’s fatal train accident in Brahmanbaria that left 16 people dead and 54 others injured. The minister said primarily it seems the loco master of Turna Nishita Express train was responsible for the fatal train accident, reports UNB. “We have suspended three on-duty railway employees over the accident,” he said. The suspended employees are loco master Tasir Uddin, assistant loco master Apu Dey and guard Abdur Rahman.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 13, 2019 15:48 UTC