GAZIPUR, Dec 13, 2023 (BSS) - Miscreants uprooted 20-foot stretch of rail

track using oxiacetileno, resulting in train accident at Bankharia village on
Dhaka-Mymensingh route in the early hours today.

"The Dhaka-bound Mohanganj Express was derailed as unidentified miscreants
used oxiacetileno . . . oxiacetileno and LPG cylinder were recovered from the
spot where the train accident took place," deputy inspector general of police
Dhaka Range Syed Nurul Islam told journalists.

"We will identify and arrest the plotters of this incident. It is an act of
sabotage. So, we have intensified our efforts to arrest the culprits who are
involved in this incident," Nurul added.

Anwar Hossain, superintendent of Dhaka Railway Police, also said the cutting
off of the rail track caused the accident around 4:00am today, killing one
person and injuring several others.

"It is a subversive activity carried out to cause harm to train passengers
and damage government property. We think pro-blockade supporters did it," he
told reporters on the spot.

"We will be able to identify and arrest those involved in the incident," he
said, adding that apart from railway police, district police and intelligence
wings were also working in this regard.

The incident occurred on the second day of the 36-hour blockade called by BNP
and its allies.