Dhaka- A motorcyclist was killed and his co-rider injured as a truck crashed into their motorbike on Jessore-Khulna Highway in Jessore on Wednesday.
Category: Accidents
27 baby snakes killed in Rajshahi house
Dhaka – At least 27 baby snakes have been killed at a house in Rajshahi Budhpara area.House owner Majdar Ali said he spotted a baby snake in the floor of his mud house around 9:30 pm on Tuesday and beat it…
3 get life for killing auto-rickshaw driver in Gazipur
Dhaka – A court here on Wednesday sentenced three people to death for killing a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur in 2013.
7 of a family burnt in city gas line blast
Dhaka – Seven people, including a minor boy, of a family sustained burn injuries in a gas line explosion at a house in Dhalkanagar area in the city’s Gendaria early Wednesday.
Plane crashes off Venezuelan island with 9 people aboard
Caracas — A small jet with nine people aboard crashed Tuesday off the coast of Venezuela as it was attempting an emergency landing. It’s not known if there were any survivors. -UNB
7 of a family burnt in Dhaka city gas line blast
Dhaka, July 5 – Seven people, including a minor boy, of a family sustained burn injuries in a gas line explosion at a house in Dhalkanagar area in the city’s Gendaria early Wednesday.
Magura man dies from snakebite
Dhaka – A man died from snakebite at Tupipara village in Sreepur upazila in Magura on Tuesday night.
4 killed in separate accidents in Dinajpur
Dhaka – Four people were killed and seven others injured in two separate road accidents in Dinajpur on Tuesday.In Kaharole upazila, three people were killed and five others injured as a bus crashed into a human hauler at Sholo Mile area.The…
Gazipur boiler blast death toll jumps to 13
Dhaka – The bodies of four more people were found in the debris following the boiler explosion at Multi-Fabs Ltd in Nayarapara area on Tuesday evening, raising the death toll from the incident to 13.Firefighters found three bodies in the…
Gazipur garment boiler blast toll rises to 10
Dhaka – The body of aanother garment worker was recovered from the debris of Multi-Fabs Ltd in Nayarapara area on Tuesday morning, raising the death toll from the incident to 10.
Gazipur boiler blast kills 4, injures 40
Gazipur, July 3 – At least four people were killed and 40 others suffered injuries as a boiler exploded at a readymade garment (RMG) factory in the city’s Nayarapara area in Joydebpur Police Station on Monday evening.Ataur Rahman, duty officer…
Uttara fire leaves two dead
Dhaka- Firefighters recovered two bodies, including that of a woman, from one of the three buildings in the city’s Uttara area that caught fire early in the morning.Sources at the Fire Service control room said the firefighters recovered the body…
18 feared dead in fiery Bavarian bus crash; 30 injured
Berlin – Eighteen people are feared dead after a bus carrying a group of German senior citizens crashed into a truck on a highway in Bavaria early Monday and burst into flames, police said. –AP/UNB
Uttara hotel fire leaves two dead in Capital
Dhaka, Jul 3 – Firefighters recovered two bodies, including that of a woman, from one of the three buildings in the city’s Uttara area that caught fire early in the morning.
15 units fighting Uttara fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out and engulfed three adjoining buildings in the city’s Uttara early Monday.Debasis Bardwan, deputy director of Fire Service headquarters, said that the fire started in the 2nd floor of the four-storey Seashell Chinese Restaurant around…
Corporal killed by wayward covered van
Dhaka – An army officer was killed as his bicycle was hit by a covered van in Notun Khoyertola of the Jessore in Benapole on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Barik, 35, a corporal of Jessore cantonment.
Fire at Uttara hotel, two adjoining buildings
Dhaka, Jul 3 – A fire broke out and envelope hotel two adjoining buildings in the city’s Uttara area early Monday.
Truck hits car, injures Khaleda aide Habib, 5 others
Natore, July 2 – A car carrying BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s adviser Habibur Rahman Habib along with his family members was hit by a truck in the Kashikata area on Natore-Bonpara highway in Gurudaspur upazila on Sunday, leaving him and…
Lightning strike kills 5 in Kushtia
Dhaka – Five people, including a boy, were killed by lightning strike at Mashatala field in Mirpur upazila in Kushtia on Sunday.
2 of a family killed in Gazipur road accident
Dhaka – Two members of a family were killed and four others injured in a road accident near NarayankulNagdaBridgein the cityon Sundaymorning.
20 dead in road accidents in Russia; 14 as bus catches fire
Moscow — Russian officials say at least 14 people have been killed after a bus caught fire following a nighttime collision with a truck that was being towed and six other people have been killed in separate road accidents. –AP/UNB
15 shops gutted in Manikganj
Manikganj, Jul 2 (UNB) – A fire broke out early Sunday burning down at least 15 fruit shops in bus stand area of Sadar upazila in Manikganj.
One killed in Gopalganj road accident
Dhaka – A man was killed and 30 others were injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Puratan Muksudpur of Muksudpur upazila in Gopalganj on Friday night.The deceased could not be identified immediately.
One killed in Laxmipur road crash
Dhaka – A man was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and microbus in Kaulidanga area in Ramganj upazila in Laxmipur on Saturday morning.
Comilla road mishap kills one
Dhaka – A man was killed as a vehicle ran him over on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kabila area of Burichong upazila in Comilla on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Aftab Uddin, son of late Mujibur Rahman, a resident…
Truck helper killed in Gaibandha road accident
Dhaka – A helper of truck driver was killed as a truck hit another one in Dublagari area of Palashbari upazila in Gaibandha early Friday.The deceased was identified as Sadhon Chandra.
Cop killed in Munshiganj road crash
Dhaka – A police constable was killed as a speeding vehicle hit him on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Anarpura area of Gojaria upazila in Munshiganj early Friday.
Housewife electrocuted in Satkhira
Dhaka – A housewife died from electrocution at Kadakati village in Ashashuni upazila in Satkhira on Friday.
Road accidents kill 22 in 8 districts Thursday
Dhaka – At least 22 people were killed in road accidents in eight districts – Gopalganj, Sirajganj, Rangpur, Tangail, Rajshahi, Pabna, Chittagong and Jessore – on Thursday.
19 livestock burnt alive in Gabtoli cattle market
Dhaka, Jun 29 – At least 13 cattle, five goats and one sheep were burnt alive when a devastating fire broke out at the Gabtoli cattle market in the city on Thursday.