— bdnews24.comThousands of passengers have been hit by rail chaos as the Bangladesh Railway has suspended trains on several routes amid fears of sabotage, reports bdnews24.com. The Uttara Express train from Rajshahi to Parbatipur on Friday night is among the train trips cancelled. The joint commuter trains on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route have remained suspended since Dec 16. "Those train routes are largely in remote areas. Concerns about sabotage on trains have heightened since Oct 29 amid arson attacks and sabotage on train lines that have left several dead amid an antigovernment campaign by the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and other like-minded parties.

Source: bd News24 December 22, 2023 18:07 UTC