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Category: Accidents
Minor killed in Faridpur road crash
Dhaka- A ten-month-old girl child was killed and 17 other people were injured as a bus plunged into a ditch on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Joybangla-Kanfordi area of Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur early Monday.
2 siblings among 3 drown in Rangamati, Jhalakati
Dhaka- Three people, including two siblings, drowned in separate incident in Rangamati and Jhalakati districts on Monday.In Rangamati, two siblings drowned in the Maini River at Puranbasti area of Langadu Upazila on Monday.
3 siblings among 4 killed in N’ganj wall collapse
Dhaka- Four people, including three minor siblings, were killed and another person was injured as a wall collapsed on them in Pagla area of Fatullah upazila in Narayanganj on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Lamia, 12, Lima, 3, and…
8 burnt in suburban Demra domestic gas line blast
Dhaka, Oct 23 – Domestic gas line explosion injured eight people, including two minor boys, of a family at a house on Alamin Road in Konapara area in the suburban Demra area of BD capital Dhaka early Monday.
Bus-private car collision kills 3 in Dinajpur
Dhaka- Three people were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between a private car and a bus in Egaro Mile area of Kaharole upazila in Dinajpur on Friday afternoon.
Four burnt in Narayanganj gas cyllinder blast
Four people suffered burn injuries as a gas cylinder exploded at a Dockyard in central Kheyaghat area of Bandar upazila in Narayanganj on Friday morning. The gas cylinder of ‘Khandaker Dockyard’ went off suddenly around 8:30 am while a group…
Ctg road crash leaves 2 dead A
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident at Barabkunda on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on early Friday.The deceased were identified as Masud, 35, and Md Quamruzzaman Mollik, 37, son of…
Construction worker electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A construction worker died from electrocution and another suffered severe injuries at Majhidpur village in Keshabpur upazila in Jessore on Thursday afternoon.
Man killed in city road accident
Dhaka – A man was killed in a road accident at Tikatuli in the city on Thursday night.
Expatriate electrocuted in Sylhet
Dhaka – An expatriate man died from electrocution in Balaganj upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday evening.The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain Sazzad, 38, son of Masuk Mia at Rupia village in Sadar union of the upazila.
Fire nearly destroys luxury Myanmar hotel, at least 1 dead
Yangon, Oct 19 (AP/UNB) — A fire has nearly destroyed a luxury teakwood hotel popular with foreigners in Myanmar’s biggest city of Yangon.
Youth crushed by running train in Chandpur
Dhaka – A young man was killed as he was hit full-on by a running train at Bakila area in Hajiganj upazila in Chandpur on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Arif Hossain, 35, son of Toyob Ali, a resident of…
Madrasah student drowns in Pirojpur
Dhaka – A madrasah student drowned in a canal at Pattashi village in Zianagar Upazila in Pirojpur on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Tariqul Islam, 7, son of Abdur Rahman Hawladar, a resident of Pattashi village. Tariqul was a…
3 killed as train hits microbus in Comilla
Dhaka – Three people were killed as a train hit a microbus in Jailkhanabari area under Bijoypur union of Comilla Sadar Dakkhin (South) upazila on Tuesday noon.The deceased were identified as Abu Taher, 50, of Sahapur of Comilla Sadar, Sohel…
Security guard killed in Chandpur
Dhaka-Miscreants took away four motorcycles killing the security guard of a nine-storey building in the district town in Chandpur on Monday.The deceased was identified as Delwar Pramanik, 50, of Dighaldi village in Matlab upazila.
Fire at community centre in Rajshahi doused
Dhaka – A fire, that broke out at a community centre at Shahebbazar in Boalia of the city on Saturday morning, was doused.Assistant director of Rajshahi Fire Service & Civil Defence Ahsanul Kabir told UNB that the fire erupted at…
Truck helper electrocuted in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A truck helper died from electrocution on Housepur-Jamajomi road in Housepur area of Alamdanga upazila on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Rahat Hossain, 25, son of Julhas Ali, a resident of Kolapara thana in Patuakhali district.
2 Rohingyas killed in Cox’s Bazar elephant attack
Dhaka-Two Rohingya people, including a woman, were trampled to death by an elephant and five others sustained injuries in the attack at Balukhali makeshift camp in Ukhiya upazila in Cox’s Bazar.The identities of the deceased could not be known yet.
Australia skydiving: Three dead after midair collision
Three skydivers have died in Queensland after they apparently collided mid-air, say Australian authorities. Paramedics and police were called to Mission Beach, a popular skydiving spot about 140km (87 miles) south of Cairns. Two men in their 30s, and a…
Lightning strike kills 2 siblings in Habiganj
Dhaka – Two siblings were killed by lightning strike at Baghata village in Baniachang upazila in Habiganj on Friday.The deceased were identified as Babul Mia, 27 and Irfan Ali, 15-sons of Akkas Ali of the village.
2,000 evacuated after Dubai school fire
More than 2,000 students and teachers were evacuated after a fire broke out at a Dubai school earlier on the day. Dubai Civil Defence said the fire started in a classroom air conditioning unit at Gulf National School in Al…
Three skydivers die after ‘mid-air collision’
Three skydivers have died in Queensland after they apparently collided mid-air, say Australian authorities. Paramedics and police were called to Mission Beach, a popular skydiving spot about 140km (87 miles) south of Cairns. Two men in their 30s, and a…
2 toddlers drown in Jessore
Dhaka – Two toddlers in two separate incidents drowned in two ponds at Barandi village in Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore on Thursday morning.The deceased were identified as Machhuma Khatun, 10 month-old daughter of Ajibor Rahman, and Sarda Rani, 2, daughter…
9 shops gutted in Laxmipur fire
Dhaa – Nine shops were gutted in a fire at Hazirhat Bazar in Kamalnagar upazila in Laxmipur on Tuesday midnight.Fire service sources said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a cloth store around 12:00 am and it…
Elderly woman killed in Gopalganj bus crash
Dhaka- An elderly woman was crushed under a bus on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Chapta area of Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Moriam Begum, wife of Moksed Mollah, a resident of Kusumdia village of…
4 killed in B’baria road crash
Dhaka – Four people were killed and eight others injured in a road accident at Malihata on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sarail upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Momin Miah, 40, a resident of Sadar upazila, Syed Uddin, 55,…
2 killed, 10 injured in B’baria road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident at Malihata on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sarail upazila in Brahmanbaria on Sunday morning.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Farmer electrocuted in Nawabganj
Dhaka – A farmer died from electrocution in Patiljhap area of Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka in Keraniganj on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Joynal Abedin, 60, son of late Iman Ali.
One killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw
Dhaka – A man was killed and five others injured as a bus hit an auto-rickshaw in the municipality area in Sadar upazila in Madaripur on Tuesday morning.