At least eight people have been killed and others injured in a train crash in eastern Bangladesh, officials say.

A railway spokesman said that an express rammed into the rear of another train as it stood in a station.

The collision occurred at Ashuganj station in Brahmanbaria district about 100km (60 miles) east of Dhaka.

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(BBC)

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