Train ploughs thru' crowd attending Khaleda's rally -6 killed, 60 others injured at Sirajganj
Witnesses said the Dhaka bound train from Dinajpur, intercity 'Drutajan' ploughed through a crowed at about 3 pm when they gathered near Mulibari rail gate
Angry mob set ablaze a train in Sirajganj and beat its driver to death soon after the accident in which four people were killed.
Six people were killed and 60 others injured being hit by a train when they came to attend Khaleda Zia's meeting near Mulibari rail gate in sadar upazila on the west side of the Bangabandhu Multipurpose Bridge Monday afternoon.(UNB)
Four of the deceased were identified as Faruq, 38, Saban Mirza, 65 and Suruzzaman,65 and Based while the identities of the others could not be known immediately.
Witnesses said the Dhaka bound train from Dinajpur, intercity 'Drutajan' ploughed through a crowed at about 3 pm when they gathered near Mulibari rail gate to attend a meeting of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's on the occasion of Shaheed Jehad Day, leaving six people dead.
Twenty six of the injured were rushed to sadar hospital and various clinics.Condition of the 10 injured people was stated to be critical. Agitated people set the whole train on fire soon after the incident but the passengers managed to get off the train before the arson. They also severely beat up the train driver and its guard.
A contingent of police and Rapid Action Battalion rushed in and fired blank shots to drive away the mob. Local people pelted brick bats towards the law enforcers at the time, witnesses said.Rail communications between the northern zone and other parts of the country, including the capital, snapped and hundreds of motor vehicles also remained stranded on both sides of the bridge, creating huge tailbacks.
BNP claimed that the deceased people were BNP activists. A tense situation has been prevailing over the area.
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Four of the deceased were identified as Faruq, 38, Saban Mirza, 65 and Suruzzaman,65 and Based while the identities of the others could not be known immediately.
Witnesses said the Dhaka bound train from Dinajpur, intercity 'Drutajan' ploughed through a crowed at about 3 pm when they gathered near Mulibari rail gate to attend a meeting of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's on the occasion of Shaheed Jehad Day, leaving six people dead.
Twenty six of the injured were rushed to sadar hospital and various clinics.Condition of the 10 injured people was stated to be critical. Agitated people set the whole train on fire soon after the incident but the passengers managed to get off the train before the arson. They also severely beat up the train driver and its guard.
A contingent of police and Rapid Action Battalion rushed in and fired blank shots to drive away the mob. Local people pelted brick bats towards the law enforcers at the time, witnesses said.Rail communications between the northern zone and other parts of the country, including the capital, snapped and hundreds of motor vehicles also remained stranded on both sides of the bridge, creating huge tailbacks.
BNP claimed that the deceased people were BNP activists. A tense situation has been prevailing over the area.
http://www.thebangladeshtoday.com/leading%20news.htm#leadnews-01
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