Dhaka – At least six people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sunamganj, Rajbari, Jhenaidah and Cumilla districts on Saturday.
Category: Accidents
Lightning kills 4 in Habiganj, Sunamganj
Dhaka – Four people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Habiganj and Sunamganj districts on Friday.
Boy killed in Cox’s Bazar elephant attack
Dhaka- A teenage boy was trampled to death by an elephant and two others sustained severe injuries in the attack at Uttar Shilkhali village in Taknaf upazila here in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday night.
Cop killed in Rajshahi road crash
Dhaka – A police constable was killed and another injured when a truck hit them at Sishutala in Charghat upazila in Rajshahi early Thursday.
Four killed in Jhenidah road crash
Jhenidah , May 2 – Four people were killed and four others injured on Wednesday when a goods-laden truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Laudia on Dhaka-Khulna highway in the district.
Worker killed in Gopalganj wall collapse
Dhaka – A construction worker was killed when a portion of a wall collapsed on him at Uttar Jalirpar in Maksudpur upazila in Gopalganj on Tuesday.
4 killed in Jhenidah road crash
Dhaka – Four people were killed and four others injured on Wednesday when a goods-laden truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Laudia on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Jhenidah.
Lightning kills 7 in 5 dists
Dhaka – Seven people were killed and five others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Habiganj, Sirajganj, Panchagarh, Chapainawabganj and Kishoreganj districts on Wednesday.
2 motorcyclists killed in city road crash
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed as their motorbike overturned on the road in Hatirjheel area in the capital in early Tuesday.
3 killed as bus hits truck in M’singh
Dhaka, May 1 – Three people were killed as a bus hit a stationary truck in Habirbari Seedstore bazar in Bhaluka Upazila of Mymensingh on Tuesday morning.
3 killed in M’singh road crash
Dhaka – Three people were killed as a bus hit a stationary truck in Habirbari Seedstore bazar in Bhaluka upazila on Tuesday morning.
Road crashes claim 2123 lives in 4 months; passengers’ assoc
Dhaka, April 30 – Some 2123 people were killed while 5558 others were injured in as many as 1871 road accidents across the country in the first four months of the year.
Lightning strikes kill 14 in 7 districts
Dhaka- Fourteen people were killed and four others injured in lightning strikes in Sirajganj, Sunamganj, Magura, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Naogaon and Rangamati districts on Sunday.
Fire at city garment factory
Dhaka-A readymade garment factory caught fire in the city’s Rampura area on Sunday afternoon.
Death, Districts Lightning kills 11 in five districts
Dhaka, April 29 – Fourteen people were killed and four others injured in lightning strikes in Sirajganj, Sunamganj, Magura, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria, Naogaon and Rangamati districts on Sunday.
Garment factory in Dhaka City catches fire
Dhaka, April 29 –A readymade garment factory caught fire in the city’s Rampura area on Sunday afternoon. The fire broke out at ‘Asiana Garments’ located on the 5th floor of a 12-storey building around 1:47 pm, said Kamrul Hasan, duty…
Another man loses limb in city bus accident
Dhaka, Apr 28 – The horrifying sights of people’s severed limbs left behind on the capital’s streets following road accidents caused by reckless driving is continuing.
50 shops gutted in Bhola fire
Bhola – At least 50 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Bhola early Saturday.
Ambulance-truck collision kills 2 in Bogura
Dhaka – Two people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between an ambulance and a truck at Ghoga Battala on Dhaka-Bogura highway in Sherpur upazila on Friday noon.
Lightning kills 4 in 3 dists
Dhaka – Four people, including a woman, were killed in separate lighting strikes in Jamalpur, Jashore and Sirajganj districts on Thursday.
Pregnant woman among 3 killed in Rangpur road crash
Dhaka – Three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed in a road crash at Paglapir in Sadar upazila in Rangpuron Thursday.
Mother daughter killed as Moulvibazar house catches fire
Dhaka – A woman and her daughter were burnt to death and her son received burn injuries as the house they lived in caught fire at Bujbal village in Rajnagar upazila in Moulvibazar early Thursday.
“We must ensure there is never another Rana Plaza”
On the fifth anniversary of a Bangladeshi factory collapse which killed and injured thousands of people, the President of the leading global health and safety body calls on organisations to continue to strive to protect workers.
Lightning kills 4 farmers in Habiganj, Kishoreganj
Eds: Updates with another incident Dhaka, Apr 22 (UNB) – Four farmers were killed in separate lightning strikes in Habiganj and Kishoreganj districts on Sunday. In Habiganj, two farmers died as they were struck by lightning at Sujonpur village in…
US-Bangla finds ‘incongruity in Nepal’s crash
Dhaka, April 22 – US-Bangla Airlines authorities claimed that there are some ‘inconsistencies’ in the initial probe report provided by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepalon the crash of its aircraft at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on March 12.
Bus-truck collision kills 4 in Gaibandha
Dhaka – Four people, including a child were killed and 15 injured following a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Bakchar in Gobindaganj upazila on Sunday morning.
Bus-truck collision kills 4 in Gaibandha
Gaibandha, Apr 22 – Four people, including a child were killed and 15 injured following a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Rangpur highway at Bakchar in Gobindaganj Upazila of Gaibandha on Sunday morning.
1 died 3 injured in Pabna school wall collapse
Dhaka – At least a student was killed while three others sustained severe injuries as an under-construction wall of a school collapsed on them at Shibrampur in sadar Upazila in Pabna on Saturday morning.
Lightning kills farmer in Tangail
Dhaka – A farmer was killed as a thunderbolt hit him at Charpakulla village in Sadar Upazila here on Saturday noon.
Minor girl killed after being hit by motorcycle in Jashore
Dhaka – A minor girl was killed as a motorcycle hit her on Manirampur- Noapara road at Hogladanga village in Manirampur upazila in Jashore on Saturday noon.