Arsonists set fire to a Parbatipur-bound mail train on its way to Joypurhat station last night.
The Uttara Express was set on fire around 11:50pm yesterday when it was heading for Joypurhat from Jamalganj, said Shantahar Railway Police Officer-in-Charge Muktar Hossain.
The incident occurred around 11:50pm yesterday when the Uttara Express train which was en route to Joypurhat from Jamalganj.
Railway station and fire service personnel doused the fire, said the OC adding that a few seats of a bogie were damaged.
Station Master Rezaul Islam of Joypurhat Railway Station said the train resumed its journey without any further disruptions after the fire was extinguished.
The matter is being investigated, the station master said.
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