Four killed, 100 injured as train derails in Bangladesh

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At least four people have been killed and 100 more injured after a passenger train derailed near Bangladesh's Moulavi Bazar district.

According to reports, the train was crossing a bridge on its way to the capital, Dhaka, from the eastern city of Sylhet when it went off the rails late Sunday.

Officials said there could be more casualties inside two carriages that fell into a canal.

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