Dhaka, Aug 23: Two people, including a pickup van driver, were killed when a covered van hit a pickup van in Dhaka’s Dhamrai on Sunday morning.
Category: Accidents
17 people killed in plane crash in South Sudan
JUBA, Aug 22, 2020 (BSS/XINHUA) – At least 17 people were killed and one survived after a cargo plane crashed after takeoff from Juba airport in South Sudan on Saturday morning, witnesses said.
Six killed in Mymensingh road accident
Six people, including two women, were killed in a road accident near Bhaluka Degree College on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway under Bhaluka Upazila of the district Saturday morning.
Two killed in Sirajganj road crash
Sirajganj, Aug 21: Two people have been killed as a passenger bus and a pick-up van collided head-on in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj.
8 of a family killed in Mymensingh road crash
Eight members of a family including five women and a child were killed as a microbus carrying them plunged into a roadside pond at Phulpur in Mymensingh on Tuesday morning.
Two motorcyclists killed in Dhamrai road accident
Savar, Aug 16: Two people were killed and 10 others injured as a passenger bus hit a motorcycle at Dhamrai upazila of Dhaka on Sunday morning.
14 sailors rescued as lighter vessel with wheat sinks in Bay
Chittagong, Aug 16 – Fourteen crew members who remained missing since a lighter vessel carrying 2000 tons of wheat sank in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday morning were later rescued by a fishing boat. Zahid Hossain, manager (operation) of…
Road crash leaves six people dead in Chuadanga
Six people were killed and 10 others injured as a speedy bus hit two human haulers and a motorcycle on Chuadanga-Jhenidah road in Sorojganj Bazar area in Chuadanga Sadar Upazila on Saturday morning.
Beirut Port officials under house arrest, rescue efforts on
A number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday’s huge explosion, Lebanon’s government says.
17 drown as engine boat on pleasure trip sinks in Netrakona
Netrakona, Aug -05 – A pleasure trip has turned into a tragedy as 17 people drowned after a trawler capsized in Rajali Kanda haor under Madan Upazila of Netrakona district.
Beirut blast: 4 BD expats dead; 78 expats, 21 Navy men hurt
Beirut, AP/UNB, Aug 05 – At least four Bangladeshi citizens were killed and 21 members of Bangladesh Navy injured in a massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday.
2 Bangladeshis killed in Beirut blast
Two Bangladesh nationals have been killed in a massive explosion in a warehouse at Beirut Port in Lebanon. The deceased were identified as Mehedi Hasan and Mizanur Rahman. They both died in Ashrafi area.
3 cousin sisters drown in Patuakhali
Patuakhali, August 04 – Three cousins drowned at a pond at Karpurkathi village in Bauphal Upazila of Patuakhali on Monday afternoon.
2 killed in Cumilla road accident
At least two people were killed and five people injured when a bus overturned in Cumilla’s Chandina upazila Sunday morning.
Nine killed, 6 hurt in Colombia military helicopter crash
Xinhua/UNB, July 22 – At least nine people were killed and six others injured after a military helicopter crashed, Colombia’s army said Tuesday.
Cargo vessel sinks in the Meghna at Chandpur: Crew rescued
Dhaka, Jul 22 – A cargo ship sunk in Meghna River at Harina in Chandpur Sadar Upazila on Tuesday evening, due to heavy current. However, the Coast Guard rescued all the 14 crew members of the ship.
Father, daughter go missing in Sunamganj boat capsize
A man and his three-year-old daughter went missing when a boat sank in Shoitankhali Haor in Dharmapasha upazila of the district on Saturday night.
Five killed in Bagerhat bus-truck collision
Khulna, July 12- Five people were killed and 12 others injured after a bus collided head-on with a rod-laden truck on Khulna-Mawa highway in Kakdanga area in Fakirhat Upazila.
Boat capsizes in Gumti: Bodies of 2 missing youths recovered
Daudkandi, July 11- The bodies of two young men, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Gumti river in Daudkandi Upazila on Friday morning, were retrieved on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as Sajib, son of Mozaffar…
Witness testimony on Buriganga launch capsize Wednesday
DHAKA, June 30, 2020(BSS) – The probe body, formed to investigate the incident of launch capsize in the Buriganga River, will take the testimony of witnesses at Sadargaht here tomorrow.
Buriganga ferry launch capsize death toll climbs to 33
The death toll from the launch capsize in the Buriganga River climbed to 33 with the recovery of another body from the river near Shyambazar on Tuesday.
Man rescued alive 13 hours after the sinking of the launch
Dhaka, June 30 – Divers on Monday night rescued a man who survived in the water for nearly 13 hours after a launch-capsize incident on Buriganga River in the morning.
Death toll in Buriganga Ferry Launch disaster rises to 32
Dhaka, June 29 – The death toll from Monday’s launch capsize in the Buriganga River near Shyambazar, close to Dhaka Sadarghat Inland Water Transport Authority terminal climbed to 32 with the recovery of two more bodies late in the afternoon.…
25 dead as ferry launch sinks after collision in Buriganga
Dhaka, June 29 – At least 25 people including four women and two children died as a launch, carrying about 70 passengers, capsized in the Buriganga River near Shyambazar on Monday morning.
Gas supply restored in Mirpur after fire in Shewrapara line
Gas supply was restored in the city’s Mirpur and adjoining areas at 1pm on Friday after completion of repair works at the gas pipeline.
18 dead, 189 hurt as tanker truck explodes on China highway
Beijing, AP/UNB, June 15 – A tanker truck exploded on a highway in southeastern China on Saturday, killing 18 people and injuring at least 189 others, authorities said.
Dozen migrants feared drowned in boat capsize off Libya: UN
Cairo, AP/UNB, June 14 – At least a dozen people went missing and feared drowned off the coast of Libya after a boat carrying around three dozen migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday, a UN…
Two Sibilings killed in Naogaon road accident
Two siblings were killed in a collision between a truck and a trolley in Patnitala upazila of Naogaon on Friday morning.
Jamuna boat capsize death toll climbs to five; 13 missing
Three more bodies were recovered on Wednesday morning after a boat capsized in the Jamuna River in Chauhali upazila of Sirajganj on Tuesday afternoon, raising the death toll to five.
2 drown, 30 missing as engine boat capsizes in Jamuna River
Two people drowned and 30 others went missing as a boat capsized in Jamuna River in Chauhali Upazila of Sirajganj on Tuesday.