Bangladesh: four killed in suspected train arson amid election tensions

Police official suggests fire aimed at scaring people before Sunday’s vote, which faces opposition boycott

Four people have died in an apparent arson attack on a train in Bangladesh, adding to tension before parliamentary elections on Sunday.

The fire on Friday raced through four coaches in the passenger train in what one police official called an attack aimed at scaring people before the vote, though authorities did not immediately name any individuals or groups as suspects.