Dhaka, March 19 – The identified bodies of 23 Bangladeshi passengers of crashed US-Bangla aircraft were brought back here today from Kathmandu, Nepal by a cargo aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force.
Category: Accidents
Fire kills 2 siblings in Shariatpur
Dhaka- Two minor siblings were burned to death in a fire that broke out at Shibson village in Bhedarganj upazila in Shariatpur on Monday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Asma, 8, and Mafia, 6, daughters of Monir Sarkar of the…
Australia bushfire destroys over 70 homes
More than 70 homes and buildings are feared to have been destroyed in a bushfire in Australia, authorities say. The fast-moving fire engulfed the New South Wales (NSW) coastal town of Tathra late on Sunday local time. Authorities said locals…
Mother, son killed in Bagerhat road crash
Dhaka – A woman and her son were killed as a jeep ran over them at Dona in Morelganj upazila on Sunday.
4 shops gutted in Khulna fire
Dhaka – At least four shops were gutted as a fire broke out at a market in Nirala area in Khulna on Sunday afternoon.
5 killed in Sylhet fire ignited on gas pipeline by lightning
Dhaka, Mar 18 – At least five people, including a woman and her son, were killed and 20 others injured in a devastating fire caused by lightning strike on a gas riser at a housing colony in Golapganj upazila of…
5 killed in Sylhet fire caused by lightning
Dhaka – At least five people, including a woman and her son, were killed and 20 others injured in a devastating fire that caused by lightning strike on a gas riser at a colony in Golapganj upazila early Sunday.
Lightning kills two schoolboys in Khagrachhari
Dhaka – Two schoolboys were killed and a house wife was injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Matiranga, Guimara and Mahalchhari upazilas in Khagrachhari on Saturday.
10 dead as small plane slams into house
Philippines, (AP/UNB) — A small passenger plane carrying five people crashed into a house shortly after takeoff north of Manila on Saturday, killing all those onboard and five people on the ground, officials said.
Three more plane crash survivors back home
DHAKA – Three more Bangladeshi survivors of the US-Bangla plane crash arrived here today among the 10 injured Bangladeshi passengers of the deadly aircraft accident at Kathmandu’s Trivubhan International Airport on Monday last.
2 picnickers killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus carrying picnickers hit a covered van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway near Sultana temple area in Sitakundu upazila on Friday.
Bridge collapse in Florida, US kills 4
Miami, Mar 16 (AP/UNB) — A pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday afternoon, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel and killing at least four people, authorities said. Search-and-rescue crews worked…
5 dwelling houses gutted in Sylhet fire
Dhaka – Five dwelling houses were gutted in a fire at Raipur village in Bishwanathpur upazila in Sylhet on Thursday night.
Bangladesh mourns plane crash victims
DHAKA- Bangladesh today observed state mourning for the victims of Monday’s US-Bangla aircraft crash in Nepal that left 49 people dead.
One plane crash injured admitted to hospital burn unit
Dhaka – Shahreen Ahmed, one of the injured passengers of the crashed US-Bangla Airlines aircraft, arrived here on Thursday afternoon from Kathmandu, Nepal.
Clinker-laden cargo ship sinks in Rupsha
Dhaka – A cargo vessel carrying 1035 metric tonnes of clinker sank in the middle of the Rupsha River here in Khulna on Thursday afternoon.
US-Bangla suspends Dhaka-Kathmandu oprations
Dhaka– The authorities of US-Bangla Airlines on Wednesday suspended its flight operations between Dhaka and Kathmandu.
National mourning for airplane tragedy announced
DHAKA – Bangladesh is to observe “State Mourning Day” tomorrow in view of the Monday’s aviation tragedy when the private US- Bangla craft crashed in Nepal claiming over 50 lives.
One killed in city road mishap
Dhaka – A security guard was killed under the wheels of a speedy vehicle in the city’s Amtoli of Mohakhali on Wednesday.
Fire breaks out at Khilkhet kitchen market
Dhaka – A fire broke out at Khilkhen kitchen market in the city on Wednesday.
Fire at Shyambazar onion wholesale market
Dhaka – Fifteen shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at an onion wholesale market at Shyambazar in Sutrapur area of the capital in Keraniganj early Wednesday.
2 killed in Bhola road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and two others injured when a goods-laden truck rammed a human hauler in front of Banglabazar Polli Bidyut office here in Bhola on Tuesday.
‘People were burning, screaming and falling, it was horrific’
Dhaka – Bangladeshi citizen Shahreen Ahmed, 29, is one of the passengers of US-Bangla aircraft who survived the crash and is undergoing treatment for burn injuries at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, reports The Himalayan Times.
Civil Aviation-men in Nepal to assist aircraft crash probe
Dhaka, Mar 12 – The Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh (Caab) has sent two of its officials to Nepal to assist the Nepalese probe body looking into the US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crash at the Tribhuvan International Airport in the capital of…
Furniture shop gutted in Gazipur fire
Dhaka – A furniture shop was gutted as a fire broke out at it in Gazipur early Tuesday.
Kathmandu Airport traffic blamed for misguiding US-Bangla Pilots
Dhaka, March 12 – US-Bangla Airlines authorities believe a seemingly wrong communication from the air traffic control (ATC) tower of Tribhuvan Airport might be the cause of Monday’s plane crash.
US-Bangla aircraft crashes in Nepal: 50 killed
Dhaka, 12 March – At least fifty people were killed after an aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines crashed and burst into flames near Kathmandu airport Monday in the biggest ever aviation disaster involving a Bangladeshi passenger aircraft. Seventeen people were reportedly…
NGO worker killed in Rajshahi road accident
Dhaka – A field worker of a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) was killed as a bus ran over him in Katkhali areain Rajshahi on Sunday night.
Hundreds of shanties gutted in Mirpur slum fire
Dhaka- Several hundred shanties were gutted in a devastating fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur in the capital early Monday.
Fire guts 20 shops in Chandpur
Dhaka – At least 20 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at a local kitchen market in the district town on Monday morning.