Pabna – A pair of twins aged just two-and-half, drowned in a pond in Boalmari village in Sathia upazila on Thursday.
Category: Accidents
Couple electrocuted in Joypurhat
Dhaka – A couple was electrocuted at Rangta village in Sadar upazila in Joypurhat on Tuesday.
Shitalakkhya trawler capsize: 4 bodies retrieved
The bodies of four people, who went missing as a trawler capsized in the Shitalakkhya River near Narayanganj Ghat on Sunday night, were recovered from different points of the river on Tuesday.
Schoolboy electrocuted in Natore
Dhaka- A schoolboy died from electrocution at Dabirer Mor in Sadar upazila in Natore on Monday morning.
2 workers hurt in city coil factory blast
Dhaka – Two workers were injured as the motor of a mixer exploded at a coil factory in the city’s Demra area on Monday.
Minor boy drowns in Thakurgaon pond
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned while taking bath in a pond in Hawda village of Baliadangi upazila in Thakurgaon on Saturday noon.
Minor boy drowns in Thakurgaon pond
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned while taking bath in a pond in Hawda village of Baliadangi upazila in Thakurgaon on Saturday noon.
Six killed in Moulvibazar car-autorickshaw collision
Moulvibazar, July 7 – At least six people including four of a family were killed while three others injured in a head-on collision between a car and an auto-rickshaw on the Moulvibaza-Sylhet regional highway at Nadampur in Sadar Upazila on…
Heartbreaking scenes follow Thai boat sinking; 38 dead
Divers who entered the wreck of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern Thai resort island of Phuket described heartbreaking scenes of bodies of children found in the arms of their mothers, as the search continued…
10 dead, dozens missing as tourist boat sinks in Thailand
Thai divers scoured the wreckage of a boat with Chinese tourists that sank in a storm off the resort island of Phuket, as the death toll rose to 10 with about 45 others missing on Friday, officials said.
Minor killed after failing off bridge in Cumilla
Dhaka – A minor boy was killed as he fell from a bridge and drowned in the canal in agannatpur village of Debidwar upazila on Friday.
Two injured in Gazipur factory fire
Dhaka – Two people sustained burn injuries while dousing a fire that broke out at a foam factory and its warehouse in Borobari area in the city early Tuesday.
2 workers go missing while lifting stones from Teesta
Nilphamari, Jul 3 – Two workers went missing while lifting stones from the Teesta river in Keba Khoribari union of Dimla Upazila Tuesday morning.
Two burn-injured in Gazipur factory fire
Gazipur, July 3 – Two people sustained burn injuries while dousing a fire at a foam factory and its warehouse in Borobari area in the city early Tuesday.
2 BAF squadron leaders killed in Jashore aircrash
Dhaka – Two pilots of the rank of Squadron Leader of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) were killed as the K-8W training aircraft they were flying in crashed into a water body in Sadar upazila in Jashore on Sunday night.
Overcrowded bus plunges into gorge in India, killing 30
Officials say at least 30 people have been killed when an overcrowded bus plunged off a mountain road into a gorge in northern India.
Jatri Kalyan’s road crash report not authentic: Govt
The Road Transport and Bridges Ministry on Sunday claimed that the report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity stating that a total of 339 people were killed in road accidents across the country during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays was not authentic.
Lightning strike kills 3 of a family in Gaibandha
Dhaka -Three members of a family were killed as lightning struck them at Saltala village in Sadullapur upazila in Gaibandha on Sunday.
Oil-laden train derails in B’baria, spill in nearby canals
Brahmanbaria, June 30 – Rail communications on Chattogram-Sylhet route snapped as an oil-laden train derailed in Shamarailkandi area here on Saturday night.
Twin sisters drown in B’baria pond
Dhaka – Twin sisters were drowned in a pond inBaishorvillage of Mirsharaiupazilaon Saturday.
Road crashes claim 339 lives during Eid holidays
A total of 339 people were killed and 1,265 others injured in 277 road accidents across the country during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays this year, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare platform, said on Friday.
14 shops gutted in Faridpur
Dhaka – At least 14 shops were burned down in a fire at Moyendia market in Boalmari upazila in Faridpur early Thursday.
PM: Alternative drivers on long routes to reduce mishaps
Amid the growing road fatalities, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday gave a number of directives to the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to reduce road accidents in the country.
5 labourers killed as truck plunges into ditch in Tangail
Tangail, June 25 – Five construction workers were killed and 29 others injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch in Kalihati Upazila headquarters early Monday.
Motorcyclist killed in Savar accident
Dhaka – A motorcyclist was killed while another injured as a pick-up van hit their motorcycle on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Hemayetpur area on Sunday morning.
Three siblings drown in Kishoreganj pond
Dhaka – The floating bodies of three siblings were recovered from a pond in Ashtoka village of Karimganj upazila in Kishoreganj on Sunday morning, a day after they went missing.
Brazil fan electrocuted while celebrating win in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A supporter of Brazil football team electrocuted in Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj on Friday night while celebrating his team’s win against Costa Rica in the ongoing FIFA world Cup 2018.
18 killed, 20 injured as bus turns turtle in Gaibandha
At least 18 people were killed and 20 others injured in a tragic road accident on the Bogra-Rangpur Highway in Bashkhali area under Palashbari upazila of the district in the early hours of today.
‘Irregularities in transport sector to blame for accidents’
Dhaka – BNP Standing Committee Member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday said irregularity in transport sector is one of the leading causes of road accidents in Cumilla.
Road crashes in 7 districts leave 31 dead, 104 hurt
Dhaka, June 23 – At least 31 people were killed and 104 others injured in road accidents in seven districts early Saturday. Among the victims, 16 were killed in Gaibandha, six in Rangpur, two each in Natore, Gopalganj, Sirajganj, Faridpur…