The death toll from a fire and explosion at a container depot in Bangladesh hit 34 on Sunday and is expected to rise further, with more than 300 people injured, the chief regional doctor said.

"The death toll from the fire has risen to 34," Elias Chowdhury, chief doctor of the Chittagong region in southern Bangladesh, told AFP as firefighters continued to battle the blaze. "More than 300 people are injured."