On the night of 23 June 2019, at around 11 PM, an Upaban Express train from Sylhet was on its way to Dhaka.

[1] Whilst passing through a culvert, a calamity took place leading to 5 deaths and hundreds of injuries.

[7][8] The construction work of a bridge over the Titas River on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway increased the number of passengers wanting to travel by rail.

[9] Whilst passing Kulaura rail station, the train driver suddenly increased the speed.

[13] The Ministry of Railways formed two separate inquiry committees on 24 June to find out the cause of the Kulaura train accident.