At least four people, including a child, died in a suspected arson attack on a passenger train in Dhaka, Bangladesh on the eve of a general election.

In addition to the deaths, eight were injured when fire spread to four compartments of the Dhaka-bound Benapole Express around 9 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Friday (Jan 5).

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