Dhaka-Kolkata train firebombed in Bangladesh

Pabna, Bangladesh (BBN)-Miscreants hurled three petrol bombs at the Dhaka-Kolkata train Maitree Express in Pabna, a northern district of Bangladesh, Sunday during the non-stop blockade.

No one was hurt in the arson attack. But fire ignited on the locomotive of the train, local police said.
The incident occurred around 2:00pm as soon as the train left Ishwardi Railway Station in Pabna.
The train was heading towards Dhaka, police added.
However, the blaze was brought under controlled immediately.
Later, the train left for Dhaka after changing its locomotive around 4:10pm.

BBN/ANS/AD-8Feb15-7:00pm (BST)

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