Three carriages of the Panchagarh Express — en route from Dhaka to Panchagarh — derailed in Bhangura upazila of Pabna at around 4:00 a.m., severing rail connections between Dhaka and northern Bangladesh. No casualties were reported. Railway teams have not yet been able to recover the derailed carriages, leaving passengers stranded and causing severe disruption. Many travellers were returning home for holiday observances, which has compounded the crowding and inconvenience at the site.