7 Opposition Members Arrested In Bangladesh Over Train Fire That Killed 4

Friday night's blaze engulfed the intercity Benapole Express in central Dhaka, with hundreds scrambling to pull passengers from burning carriages.

Bangladesh police on Saturday arrested seven opposition party members blamed for an alleged pre-election arson attack on a packed commuter train that killed four people and injured another eight.

Friday night's blaze engulfed the intercity Benapole Express in central Dhaka, with hundreds scrambling to pull passengers from burning carriages.

It was the latest in a series of fires to hit railway services since late last year, blamed by police on "deadly acts of sabotage" by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ahead of Sunday's national election.