Bangladesh, Nov. 15 -- Tuesday's train accident -- worst of its kind in a decade in this country -- at Mandobag in Kasba under Brahmanbaria has raised more questions about the railway service than can be answered. The popularly held belief that train journeys are safer compared with road travel in the land will be seriously dented by this latest railway disaster. When a train rams into another from the sideway, the impact can be anyone's guess. It was no different in the case of the accident involving two intercity trains - Turna Nishita and Udayan Express.
Accusing fingers have been pointed at the train driver of Turna Nishita, who is suspected to have violated the signal. A report carried in a Bangla contemporary claims the driver was dr...