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Rail communication on Dhaka-Chattogram routs has been suspended as sections of rail tracks went under floodwater.
"The flood has forced us to cancel movement of all trains from Dhaka to Chattogram and Chattogram to some other routes," Sardar Shahadat, director general of Bangladesh Railway said.
He said railway tracks in Feni area were submerged by floodwater.
According to the control room of the Bangladesh Railway (Ctg Division), stones and soil have been washed away from the tracks.
It said two trains had to return to Chattogram from Feni area till noon. Besides, flood water disrupts traffic on Dhaka-Chattogram highway.
Messenger/Disha