Nine coaches of Bijoy Express derailed at Hasanpur in Comilla on Sunday afternoon and several were reportedly injured.
Chittagong to Dhaka, Sylhet and Mymensingh route train service been have stopped after the incedent.
The accident happened on Sunday (March 17) at noon in Tejer Bazar area of Dhalua Union of Nangalkot Upazila. However, the cause of the accident is not yet known.
The UNO of Nangalkot upazila Ismail Hossain confirmed this information.
According to eyewitnesses, some coaches of the train were scattered from the line after the accident.
According to Saiful Islam, the Divisional Railway Manager of Chittagong, the train`s derailment occurred as a result of the track bending due to high temperatures.
