Dhaka – A teenage boy died from electrocution while plugging in a mobile phone charger in Oxygen area in the port city early Friday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali, 17, son of Abdus Salam, resident of the house…
Category: Accidents
Chittagong teenaged die while charging mobile phone
The incident was reported late Thursday from the port city’s Oxygen neighbourhood, police said. The victim, Md Ali was rushed to the Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where the doctors declared him dead, said hospital police camp’s Assistant Sub Inspector Shilabrata…
Drug peddler killed in city clash
Dhaka – A suspected drug dealer was killed in a clash between two groups of local drug peddlers at Kadamtali in the city early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Billal, 36, a resident of the area.
Fire at Bogra jute mill doused
Dhaka- A fire, that broke out at a jute mill in Manik Chalk area in Sadar upazila in Bogra on Wednesday morning, was doused.Station master of Bogra Fire Service & Civil Defence Bazlur Rashid said that the fire originated at…
1 killed, 20 injured in Satkhira road crash
Dhaka- A pedestrian was killed and 20 passengers of a bus were injured in a road accident in Kolaroa upazila on Satkhira-Jessore highway in Satkhira on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Rakesh, 11, son of Bishnupad of Rampur Dholda…
10 shops gutted in Satkhira
Dhaka – At least 10 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Kumira Bazar in Patkelghata upazila in Satkhira on Tuesday morning.Molla Jakir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Patkelghata Police Station, said that the fire originated at a grocery shop…
5 hurt in Amin Jute Mills fire
Dhaka – At least five people, including two firefighters, were injured in a fire that broke out at a warehouse of Amin Jute Mills in Chittagong on Tuesday.Three of the injured, including firefighters Mainuddin, 48, and Abdur Rab, 40, were…
Hillock collapse kills 3 stone quarry child worker
s Sylhet, Nov 7 – Three child workers, including two siblings, were killed as a portion of a hill collapsed on them while they were extracting stones from a hillock in union No 1 of Kanaighat Upazila on Tuesday morning.
Saudi helicopter crash reportedly kills high-ranking prince
Dubai, Nov 6 (AP/UNB) — A helicopter carrying a high-ranking Saudi prince and other government officials crashed Sunday in the kingdom’s south near the border with Yemen, reportedly killing all eight people aboard.
Young man killed in city road accident
Dhaka – A young man was killed in a road accident in House Building area in the city’s Uttara early Sunday.Police said a speedy truck knocked down the young man, aged around 28, at 3:15 am, leaving him injured.
2 killed in Pabna road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and five others injured in a road accident at Majidpur in Sadar upazila in Pabna on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as Rokon Ali, 45, driver of a human hauler and son of…
Fire guts 12 shops in Sylhet
Dhaka- Twelve shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Caraboi Bazar of Sewla Union in Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet on early Sunday.Local sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit from a store around 1:00 am…
4 killed in Dinajpur road crash
Dhaka – Four people were killed in a road accident at Shalbagan in Birganj upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Habu Roy, Sushil Bala, Amulya Roy and Rangila Bala.
Woman killed in Satkhira road crash
Dhaka – A woman was killed and her son injured as a truck hit a motorcycle riding by them on Satkhira- Assasuni road in Bhalukachandpur area of Sadar upazila in Satkhira on Saturday morning.
Greece: 3 dead, several missing as boat with migrants sinks
Athens, Nov 3 (AP/UNB) – Authorities in Greece and Turkey say at least three people have died and several more are believed to be missing after a boat carrying migrants from Turkey sank off the Greek island of Kalymnos.
1 million bees killed after Northern California truck crash
Auburn, Nov 4 (AP/UNB) – About 1 million bees have been killed after a truck carrying their hives crashed in Northern California.
Elderly woman killed in Khulna roof collapse
Dhaka -An elderly woman was killed as a portion of a roof collapsed on her in Chandmari Matiakhali area of Khulna Friday.The deceased was identified as Sahida Begum, 70.
Fire at city apartment
Dhaka – An apartment on a 10-storey building caught fire in the city’s Bailey Road area on Friday afternoon.Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor lives on the 8th floor of the building.
4 die, survivors critical as 2nd Rohingya boat capsizes in 2 days
By International Organization for Migration Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Nov 1 (IOM) – Around 2.00 am two nights ago (30/10), approximately 40 Rohingya refugees left Gorgondia, Myanmar, for Bangladesh on a small fishing boat. Early yesterday morning (31/10) around 8.00 am,…
2 JSC examinees killed, 3 missing in boat capsize
Dhaka, Nov 1 – Two examinees of Junior School Certificate (JSC) exam, drowned as a boat carrying them sank in the Pagla River in Nabinagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Wednesday morning.
200 killed in tunnel collapse near N Korea nuke test site
More than 200 people are feared to have died when a tunnel caved in at North Korea’s nuclear test site after its latest detonation, a Japanese news report said Tuesday. A tunnel collapsed at Punggye-ri in early September, days after…
9 killed in Narsingdi road crashes
Dhaka -Nine people were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Madhabdi and Shibpur upazilas on Monday morning.In Madhabdi, six people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in…
Ex-BCL leader stabbed dead in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A former local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death by rivals during a clash in Sirajganj municipality area on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Malek, 28, former religious affairs secretary of the municipality…
FF killed in Chandpur road crash
Dhaka – A freedom fighter was killed and three other people sustained injuries in a road accident at Chotura of Faridganj upazila in Chandpur on Sunday evening.
Father and son electrocuted in Magura
MAGURA, Oct 29, 2017 (BSS) – Two of a family were electrocuted and two others injured at Shatokhali village under Shalikha upazila of the district this afternoon.
7 killed in Pabna road crash
Dhaka- At least seven people were killed and 23 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Bahalbaria area on Pabna-Dhaka Highway in Santhia upazila in Pabna on Sunday.Three of the deceased were identified as Ayet Ali Biswash,…
Girl burnt to death: Case filed, one arrested
Dhaka – A case was filed for burning a 12-year-old schoolgirl alive over theft of mobile set against seven people, making her aunt Beauty Begum prime accused,in Narsingdi on Saturday night.Abdus Sattar, father of victim Aziza Begum, filed the case with…
At least 31 killed in Central Nepal bus plunge
At least 31 people, including 11 children, died when an overcrowded bus swerved off the road and plunged into a river in central Nepal on Saturday, police said. The bus skidded off the road in Dhading district, approximately 80 kilometres…
‘Hand of God’ saved Indonesian teen from fatal factory fire
Tangerang, Oct 28 (AP/UNB) – The explosion came first, shocking 17-year-old Fitriyah and sending her running for the only exit of the Indonesian fireworks factory where she started work just the week before.
2 students killed in Gazipur road crash
Dhaka- Two primary school students were killed and three others injured when a human hauler hit an auto-rickshaw at Shahjahanpur in Sreepur upazila on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Siam, 12, son of Shahjahan Miah, and Shihab, 12, son of…