At least 20 people were killed and several others injured after a passenger train and a container train collided head-on at Bhairab railway station in Kishoreganj district on Monday afternoon.
Eye witnesses said the container train headed towards Chattogram collided with the Dhaka-bound Egarosindhur Express around 3pm at Jagannathpur crossing.
At least fifteen bodies were recovered from the wreckage and the death toll could increase, said Abdul Alim Sikder, officer-in-charge of the police station.
Many people have been stuck under the wheels of the train. On information fire fighters rushed to the spot and engage in rescue operation.
