Unrests in Bangladesh

Mob sets Bangladesh train alight
An angry mob set fire to a passenger train in central Bangladesh yesterday as they protested against a grenade attack on an Opposition rally that killed at least 18 people and injured hundreds.

The train was travelling from the capital, Dhaka, to Chittagong, police said. Casualties were feared, but further details were not available.

The main Opposition leader, Sheikh Hasina, escaped injury when about a dozen blasts went off while she addressed thousands of supporters outside her Awami League party's headquarters in Dhaka.

No one claimed responsibility, but Awami League general secretary Abdul Jalil said Hasina was the target.