3 killed as train hits bus in city

At least three people, including a journalist’s wife, were killed and over a dozen others injured as a Dhaka-bound commuter train from Narayanganj hit a passenger bus at TT Para level-crossing near Kamalapur Railway Station on Tuesday night. One of the deceased was identified as Nazmus Sadat Nazu, 25, wife of Daily Janakantha sub-editor AKM Obaidur Rahman. Confirming the incident, officer-in charge of Kamalapur Railway Police Station Abdul Majid said the accident took place around 10:30pm when a bus of ‘Balaka Paribahan’ was hit by the train, leaving at least two people killed on the spot and injuring 13 others. The injured were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where Nazu was declared dead by doctors. OC Abdul Majid said it was earlier assumed that more than four people were killed in the accident, according to UNB.