Dhaka, Dec 14 (The New Age): Mohammad Zahirul Haque, the chief train controller of Bangladesh
Railway, Dhaka has been suspended for providing wrong information to
news media about rail communications.
He was suspended on Friday following an order issued by railways minister Mohammad Mazibul Hoque, said a press release.
The
release issued by the ministry’s information officer Mohammad Shariful
Alam said that even though railway service was normal all over the
country, the chief train controller provided wrong information to media.
Divisional
railway manager (Dhaka), Sardar Shahadat Ali, told New Age on Friday
that after execution of war crimes convict Abdul Quader Molla Thursday
night, trains were delayed for taking security measures. ‘But, we did
not suspend service. It was just delayed.’
He said that most of the
trains throughout the country still were running behind the schedule due
to ongoing political unrest. ‘Some trains are leaving stations about
four hours behind the schedule while some others about half an hour.’
An
advance locomotive pilot system, in which a locomotive is sent to check
the rail tracks, sleepers and other security facilities before an
important train departs the station, has slowed down train movement, the
official said.
‘A train normally runs with maximum speed of 80km,
but at present a train is running with maximum speed of 40km and advance
locomotives are running with maximum speed of 25km,’ he added.
Chittagong
railway divisional officials said that all trains from Chittagong to
other destinations also were delayed for security measures.