At least three people were killed and several others critically injured when a Dhaka-bound train crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Kalurghat Bridge in Chattogram on Thursday night.

One of the deceased, one was identified as Md Tushar, 25. He was the driver of the affected CNG auto-rickshaw. 

The two other deceased include a two-year-old child. 

"The train, "‘Parjatak Express’ from Cox’s Bazar rammed into the auto-rickshaw  around 10:30pm when it entered the bridge, reportedly ignoring traffic signals. The incident took place around 10:30pm when two CNG-run auto-rickshaws, two motorcycles, a microbus, a pickup van, and an ice cream van got on the Kalurghat Bridge defying a signal and barrier. We received information about the accident around 10:45pm and rushed to the spot. After rescuing the victims, we sent all of them to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH)," said Md Aftab Uddin, Officer-in-Charge of Chandagaon Police Station.

So far, a motorcycle, a CNG autorickshaw and a pickup van have been recovered from the site, he added.

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"An MoU will be signed between the National Payments Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Bank to make transactions in rupees and taka between Bangladesh and India easier," said the foreign minister in a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Thursday.

Besides, the neighbouring countries are likely to sign two more memorandums of understanding regarding cooperation in agricultural researches, and extension of the existing cultural exchange programme for two years, said the foreign minister.

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