At least 15 people were killed and many others injured when a container train and a passenger train collided in Kishoreganj’s Bhairab this afternoon.

“Fifteen dead bodies were so far recovered from the wreckage. Death toll could rise,” said Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence media chief Shahjahan Sikder.

He said 13 units of the fire service are conducing rescue operation.

A container train headed towards Chattogram collided with the Dhaka-bound Egarosindhur Express around 3.30pm today, Bhairab Railway Police Station duty officer Sirajul Islam told the media.
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