The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Four officials of Bangladesh Railway (BR) were temporarily suspended as per the recommendations of the probe committee formed by the communication ministry earlier.

The committee investigated the causes of the accident of Mahanagar Prabhati at Bartakia-Mirersarai section on October 13 last, a press release of Bangladesh railway said here yesterday.

The suspended officials are: BR Chittagong Divisional Engineer-1 Mohammad Abdul Jalil, Assistant Engineer Mohammad Ayet Ali at Feni, Head Train Examiner Golam Mostafa at Chittagong and Senior Sub Assistant Engineer Abdul Halim at Chinkiastana.

According to the press release, they were suspended because as they had provided fitness certificate for train movement without properly maintaining and observing the railway tracks.