Rail communication with Sylhet across the country was suspended for two hours after the engine of the Sylhet-bound Parabat Express that left Dhaka broke down.

The incident occurred on the Khowai River bridge in Sayestaganj, Habiganj at around 12 noon today, Sunday. Sylhet-bound passengers suffered. Later, when the Paharika Express from Chittagong reached Shayestaganj, the broken Parabat was brought back with its engine.

Station Master Liton Chandra Dey said, "While crossing the Khowai River from Shayestaganj, the engine suddenly developed a fault. As a result, the engine stopped. Later, a mechanical engineer was brought in to get the broken engine running.

Later, train traffic returned to normal around 2 pm. Sreemangal Railway Station Master Md. Sakhawat Hossain said that due to Parabat's engine breaking down in Shayestaganj, the Parabat Express, which left Sylhet today, reached Sreemangal at 10:05 pm and left Srimangal for Dhaka at 10:15 pm.