8 killed in B'desh train accident

At least 8 people were killed and dozens injured when two trains collided at a station east of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka early on Wednesday, May 14. The collision took place at Ashuganj station in Brahmanbaria district, more than 100 kms east of Dhaka, when the Sylhet-bound Upaban Express struck a Noakhali-bound train. Railway officials said traffic on the route was suspended after the accident.