AMN
AT LEAST FIVE people were killed today as the Kolkata-bound Maitree Express rammed into a car in Gazipur on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The deceased include the train’s driver, two children and two women, all of whom died on the spot.
The incident occurred at a level crossing at Shonakhali in Kaliakoir upazilla of Gazipur. One compartment of the train has been derailed. Rail communications between Dhaka and northern parts of the country remain halted with several trains on the tracks.