EPATrain accidents are not uncommon in BangladeshAt least 17 people have died with many others injured after two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh, authorities say.
A freight train smashed into the rear coaches of a passenger train in Bhairab, 80km (50 mile) north-east of Dhaka on Monday afternoon.
A signal error likely caused the collision, a railway official who asked not to be named told BBC Bengali.
Train mishaps are not uncommon in Bangladesh due to poor infrastructure. Read More...
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