Dhaka – A bus driver and an unidentified man were killed and at least 20 people injured following a collision between two buses on Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj highway in Kamarpara area of Godagari upazila in Rajshahi on Tuesday morning.
Category: Accidents
3 killed in Cox’s Bazar road crash
Dhaka- Three people were killed and two injured as a private car hit a roadside tree in Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Monday. The deceased were identified as Mahbubur Alam Mabu, son Nur Alam of Jaiopara in Teknaf, Md Ismail, 32,…
Over 200 shanties gutted in Ctg fire
Dhaka – More than 200 shanties were gutted on Monday as a fire broke out at three slums in Miakhanagar area under Bakolia police station in Chittagong.
Mudslide kills schoolboy in Joypurhat brick kiln
Joypurhat, Feb 19 – A schoolboy was killed in a mudslide while he was working in a brick kiln in Akkelpur municipality area of Joypurhat on Sunday evening.
Plane crashes in Iran kill all 66 abroad
An Iranian commercial plane crashed on Sunday in a foggy, mountainous region of southern Iran, killing all 66 people on board, state media reported.
Minor girl drowns in Joypurhat
Dhaka- A minor girl drowned in a pond of Briddhi village in Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat on Saturday noon.
2 bikers killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed as they fell of their bike while trying to save a pedestrian at Mithachhar Bypass in Mirsarai upazila on Saturday afternoon.
100 shops gutted in Chittagong fire
At least 100 shops, including 15 furniture showrooms, were gutted as a fire broke out in a market in City Gate area beside Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Friday morning.
100 shops gutted in Ctg fire
Dhaka – At least 100 shops, including 15 furniture showrooms, were gutted as a fire broke out in a market in City Gate area beside Dhaka-Chittagong highway on Friday morning.
2 motorcyclists killed in Jamalpur road crash
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident near Rashidpur bridge in the sadar municipality on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as Rajon, 27, son of Rehan Ali, Mukta, 26, son of Afsar Uddin, residents of Rakherpara village…
Expat, student killed in Gopalganj road crash
Gopalganj, Feb 16 (UNB) – Two people, including an expatriate and a college student, were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Khulna Highway near Ratoil Horticulture Centre in Kasiani upazila on Thursday.
Youth to die for killing Sherpur housewife
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday awarded death sentence to a young man for killing a housewife after failing to violate her in Nalitabari upazila in 2011.
AL infighting injures 10 in Jhenaidah
Dhaka – At least 10 people were injured on Tuesday in a factional clash between two groups of ruling Awami League men over establishing supremacy in Ibrahimpur area of Sailakupa in the district.
Minor boy drowns in Satkhira pond
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned in a pond ofJugipukuria village in Patkelghata upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday.
Garments warehouse catches fire in Gazipur
Dhaka – A fire broke out in a warehouse of a garment in Zirani area of the city on Tuesday morning.
Two killed in Chittagong road accident
Dhaka – Two people were killed and three others suffered injuries in a road accident as a truck hit a CNG-run autorickshaw at Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar road of Patia in the district on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Ridwan, 40…
Indian speeding train kills 4 elephants
At least four elephants were killed and two others injured in Assam after a train hit a herd trying to cross railway tracks, officials said.
Jet crashes with 71 passengers just after take-off in Moscow
A Russian passenger plane has crashed after leaving Moscow’s Domodedovo airport with 71 people on board.The Saratov Airlines jet vanished minutes after take-off and crashed near the village of Argunovo, about 80km (50 miles) south-east of Moscow.
18 killed in Hong Kong double-decker bus crash
Hong Kong, Feb 10 (AP/UNB) — A double-decker bus crashed in a Hong Kong suburb on Saturday evening, killing 18 people and injuring dozens more, authorities in the southern Chinese city said.
City high-rise catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a 20-storey building in Purana Paltan area of the capital on Saturday morning.
3 killed in Gopalganj road crash
Dhaka – At least three people were killed and seven others injured as a bus hit three human-haulers after knocking down two pedestrians at Kathi on Gopalganj-Kotalipara road in Sadar upazila on Thursday noon.
Five killed in Faridpur as bus hits easy bike
Dhaka, Feb 7 – At least five people were killed in a road accident in front of Brac office at Bhanga intersection in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur on Wednesday morning.
Minor killed in Chandpur gas cylinder blast
Dhaka – A six-month old baby girl was killed and three other members of a family were injured as a gas cylinder blasted at Paschim Moishadi village in Sadar upazila early Tuesday.
2 killed in Jessore road accident
Dhaka – Two people were killed in a road accident on Monirampur-Kalibari road near Silempur Bazar in Monirapur upazila in Jessore on Tuesday noon.
Two SSC examinees among 3 killed in Rajshahi road crash
Rajshahi, Feb 5 – Three people, including two SSC examinees, were killed in a road accident at Tarapur in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi on Monday morning.
2 NGO workers killed in road crashes
Dhaka – Two NGO workers, including a woman, were killed and another was injured in separate road crashes in Faridpur and Thakurgaon on Saturday morning.
2 youths killed in Satkhira road crash
Dhaka – Two young motorcyclists were killed as a bus crashed into their bike on Satkhira-Khulna road at Chuknagar in Tala upazila in Satkhira on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Bappi Hossain, 27, and Ataur Rahman, 30, of Shekhpara…
South Africa gold mine: All 955 trapped workers freed
All 955 workers from a gold mine in South Africa have been safely brought back to the surface. They had been trapped underground since a power cut struck on Wednesday night.
36 killed in Murshidabad bus accident
A bus packed with around 50 riders crashed through a bridge and plunged into a canal in West Bengal’s Murshidabad on Monday morning killing at least 36 people, reports NDtv.
Bagerhat road crash leaves one dead
Dhaka – A man was killed and four others were injured in a road accident at Attraki on Dhaka-Mawa Highway in Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Bellal Hossian, 45, son of Nowsher Ali, a…