Dhaka – A young man was crushed under the wheels of a speeding train at Bandhagate in the city on Saturday evening.
Category: Accidents
Youth electrocuted in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A young man died from electrocution at Kuralgachhi village in Damurhuda upazila in Chuadanga on Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Sohag, 30, son of late Qaider Ali of the village.
Motorcyclist killed in road crash at DU
Dhaka – A motorcyclist was killed and another sustained injuries in a road accident near Jagannath Hall of the Dhaka University early Saturday.
Two Rajshahi boat capsize victims bodies recovered
Rajshahi, Aug 4 – Bodies of two students, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Ganges River at Thanpur Kheyaghat in Bagha Upazila were recovered on Friday afternoon.
2 students go missing as a boat sinks in Padma River
Dhaka – Two students went missing as a boat sank in the Padma River at Thanpur Kheyaghat in Bagha upazila in Rajshahi on Friday.The deceased were identified as Sabuj Ali, 18, a class XI student of Durudia College and son…
Large fire rips through Dubai’s Torch Tower
A large fire has ripped through a residential skyscraper in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates – for the second time in two years.
Lighterage ship, 13 crew rescued after collision at Ctg port
Dhaka, Aug 3 – Two lighterage ships collided near Buoy No 1 on the outer anchorage of Chittagong port on Wednesday night.
Jhut godown catches fire in Savar
Dhaka- A fire broke out at a jhut (Garment rags) warehouse at Ashulia in Savar on Tuesday night.Abdus Sobhan Azad, operator of Fire Service and Civil Defense control room, said the fire erupted at the warehouse around 11:35 pm.
1 killed, 3 hurt in Chandpur road crash
Dhaka, Aug 2 – A man was killed and three others sustained serious injuries when a Chandpur-bound passenger bus from Comilla hit a Hajiganj-bound CNG-run auto-rickshaw from Chandpur on Chandpur-Comilla regional highway in Devpur area of Chandpur Sadar Upazila on…
Boy electrocuted in Magura
Dhaka- A boy was electrocuted in Mirzapur village in Magura on Monday afternoon.Illias Hossain, officer-in-charge of Magura Police Station, said Akash, 10, son of Amir Ali of the village came in contact with a live electric wire while playing in…
Bus-truck collision kills 3 in Bogra
Dhaka- Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Ghoga Battola area of Sherpur upazila in Bogra on Monday morning.Two of the deceased were identified as Moslem Uddin, 30, son…
Truck driver killed in Rajshahi road accident
Dhaka – A truck driver was killed as a truck hit another one parked at Kamarpara in Godagari upazila in Rajshahi early Monday.The deceased was identified as Mithu, 30.
2 minor cousins drown in Chandpur
Dahaka – Two minor cousins drowned at Malapara village of Hajiganj upazila in Chandpur on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Junayed, 5, son of Abdus Sattar and Yeasin, 5, son of Md Mojib of the village.
6 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi road crash
Dhaka, July 29 – Six Bangladesh nationals, including two siblings, were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia on Thursday night.
Tribal youth killed by elephant in BD district of Sherpur
Dhaka, Jul 30 – A tribal young man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Choto Gazni in Jhenigati Upazila of Sherpur on Saturday midnight.
Fire guts 3 shops in Ctg
Dhaka – At least three shops were gutted in a fire at Bay shopping center at Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) in Chittagong early today.
Faridpur road accident: Death toll rises to 5
Dhaka- Another person, who suffered injuries in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus in Madhukhali upazila on Friday night, died at Faridpur Medical College Hospital early Saturday, raising the death toll from the incident to five.The deceased…
Bus-microbus collision kills 4 in Faridpur
Dhaka- Four people were killed and at least five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Madhukhali upazila on Friday night.The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Underground gas-pipe blast injures 7 in Sylhet
Dhaka- Seven people, including a journalist, were injured as a fire broke out following an explosion of the underground gas pipe near the Central Bus Terminal at Kadamtali in Sylhet on Friday noon.
2 killed in Ctg road crashes
Dhaka – Two people, including a lawyer, were killed in road accidents in Halishohor and Pahartoli areas in Chittagong early Friday.
2 killed in Ctg road crashes
Dhaka – Two people, including a lawyer, were killed in road accidents in Halishohor and Pahartoli areas in Chittagong early Friday.
2 cops killed in Dinajpur road crash
Dhaka- Two policemen were killed in a road accident at Cinema Hall intersection of Hakimpur upazila headquarters in Dinajpur on Thursday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Assistant Sub-inspector Siddiqur Rahman and Constable Akbar Hossain of Hakimpur Police Station.
Magura road accident kills BCL leader
Dhaka- A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed in a road accident at Parnanduali on Magura-Dhaka road in Magura on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Shishir Kumar Sikdar, 20, executive member of Magura district committee of…
Small plane misses cars but kills 4 aboard on highway
Salt Lake City, Jul 27 (AP/UNB) – A small plane crashed on a Utah highway Wednesday, killing two couples heading for a vacation but narrowly missing cars when it barreled across the lanes through a gap in traffic.
One killed, 4 missing in Bandarban landslides
Dhaka– A teenage girl was killed and four people went missing at Dalianpara in Ruma upazila in Bandarban on Sunday following landslides triggered by heavy rains.The deceased was identified as Chingmanu, 16, daughter of Mongshoihla and a class X student…
UP chairman killed in Sirajganj road crash
Dhaka- A union parishad chairman was killed as a bus crashed into his motorcycle at Bohuti area in Sadar upazila in Sirajganj on Saturday.The deceased was identified as SM Amirul Islam Groho, 59, chairman of Naogaon Union Parishad in Tarash…
Mother, son burnt in Chuadanga cylinder blast
Dhaka – A woman and her son sustained burn injuries as a gas cylinder exploded at Andulbaria village in Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga on Friday afternoon.Family sources said the gas cylinder went off with a big bang while Habiba Sultana,…
Bus-truck collision kills 3 in Bogra
Dhaka – Three people were killed and 14 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Dhonkundi Food village area of Sherpur upazila on Friday morning.One of the deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil, 65,…
Fire at DU VC’s residence
Dhaka, Jul 21 – A fire broke out at the residence of Dhaka University Vice Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique on Friday morning.
2 fishermen killed in Meghna trawler capsize
Dhaka- Two fishermen were killed as a trawler capsized in the Meghna River in Lalmohan upazila in Bhola early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Kabir, 35, son of Md Hossain, and Rasel, 20, son of Foyezullah of Fatemabad in the…