The authorities have suspended the movement of trains to and from Sylhet railway station as its platform has gone underwater amid the worsening flood situation in the district.
For now trains will run from Maizgaon railway station in Fenchuganj, which is 20km from Sylhet.
Shahidul Huq, general secretary of Sylhet Railway Sramik League, said the platform was under six inches of water.
The intercity Parabat Express coming from Dhaka would stop at Maizgaon railway station in the afternoon, instead of Sylhet railway station, he added.
Earlier in the day, different trains, including the intercity Jayantika Express, left Sylhet railway station as usual, Shahidul said.
Flight operations at Sylhet’s Osmani International Airport have been suspended since Friday afternoon will remain so till Monday due the runway going underwater.
According to meteorologist Saeed Amhed Chowdhury, Sylhet saw 157mm of rainfall from 6am to noon on Saturday.
Heavy rainfall was likely to continue in the district till Monday, he said.
The Bangladesh Water Development Board’s Sylhet office said the Surma River was flowing above the danger level at Kanaighat and Sylhet points at 6am on Saturday.
