Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of Bangladesh has remained suspended for 12 hours after five wagons of a fuel-carrying train derailed at Shahpur in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj. The incident occurred around 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, when the Chattogram–Sylhet train went off the tracks near Montola station. As of Thursday morning, April 2, train operations had not resumed, and officials could not confirm when services would return to normal.

According to railway sources, two of the overturned wagons have been recovered so far, while one fell into a roadside ditch. Locals reportedly attempted to collect spilled fuel before Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and other law enforcement agencies intervened to control the situation. BGB personnel recovered about 1,000 liters of fuel from the site. Fire service teams and railway workers are continuing the recovery operation.

Station officials said the restoration of rail traffic depends on the completion of the salvage work, which was still ongoing as of Thursday morning.