Local residents blocked the railway line in Moshakhali of Gafargaon, Mymensingh, demanding a permanent stop for the intercity Jamuna Express at Moshakhali Railway Station. The blockade halted the Jamuna train travelling from Jamalpur to Dhaka and temporarily disrupted train services on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route.

The incident took place at around 7:20am on Wednesday (August 12), when protesters gathered on the railway tracks in the Moshakhali area, about five kilometres from Gafargaon Railway Station. The Jamuna train was stopped there, disrupting train movement along the route.

Mymensingh Railway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Aktar Hossain said local residents had been demonstrating for the past 10 to 12 days demanding a permanent stop for the Jamuna train at Moshakhali Railway Station. As part of the ongoing movement, they occupied the railway tracks on Wednesday morning and stopped the train.

He said railway officials and police later persuaded the protesters to leave the tracks. The intercity Jamuna train resumed its journey towards Dhaka from the Moshakhali area at around 8:55am. Train services on the route returned to normal afterwards.

Local residents said a permanent stop for the Jamuna train at Moshakhali Railway Station would make travel easier for people in the area. They urged the authorities to take prompt and effective steps to meet their long-standing demand.