Yokosuka – U.S. and Japanese vessels and aircraft searched Saturday for seven American sailors who were missing after their Navy destroyer collided before dawn with a container ship four times its size off the coast of Japan. –AP/UNB
Category: Accidents
2 more bodies recovered in Rangamati, death toll hits 156
Rangamati, June 17 (UNB) – Bodies of two more landslide victims were recovered at Dumdumia in Jurachhari upazila in the district on Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 156 in five southeastern districts.
2 killed in Comilla road crashes
Dhaka – Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Sadar Dakkhin Upazila here on Saturday.An unidentified pedestrian was crushed under the wheels of a speeding car at Batabaria while crossing Dhaka-Chittagong highway, said officer-in-charge of Mainamati Highway Police…
3 electrocuted in Jhenaidah
Dhaka – Three people died from electrocution in separate places in Harinakundu and Sadar upazilas on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Bulu Biswas, son of Chanar Uddin Biswas of Ramnagar village of Harinakundu upazila, Sujon Hossain, son of Rojob Ali…
US destroyer collide with merchant ship off Japan: 7 crew missing
Seven US Navy crew members are missing after their ship collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of Japan. Among the injured is the ship’s commanding officer who has been taken to hospital by helicopter.
2 killed in clash over land in M’singh
Dhaka-Two people were killed and at least 15 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a land related dispute at Sirta village in Sadar upazila Char area in Mymensingh on Friday.Kamrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model…
Queen, William visit Grenfell Tower centre
The Queen and Prince William visited a relief centre for Grenfell Tower fire victims, while the missing could number as many as 76, the BBC understands. Their visit to the Westway Sports Centre comes after police say some of those…
Burn injured housewife dies after fight for life
Dhaka – A housewife, who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at Pirojpur village in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira district on June 10, died at Khulna Medical College Hospital early Friday.
“No way out of fire, pray our deaths are not painful”
Moulvibazar, June 16 – Family members of five expatriate Bangladeshis who remain missing since the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in west London are demanding information from the authorities on their loved ones’ whereabouts.
UK PM orders tower block fire inquiry
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the massive fire that engulfed a west London block of flats, killing at least 17 people. That figure is expected to rise, as fire chiefs have said they…
London fire death toll rises to 17
At least 17 people died in a massive fire that engulfed a west London block of flats, police said, as they warned that figure could rise further. Earlier, the fire service said rescuers did not expect to find any more…
Sexagenarian killed in Munshiganj road crash
Munshiganj – A sexagenarian was killed and three others were injured in head-on collision between two battery-run auto-rickshaws in Aldibazar area in Tongibari upazila on Wednesday. -UNB
PM on ‘pleasure trip’ when people are dying: BNP
Dhaka, Jun 14 – BNP on Wednesday alleged that the Prime Minister has gone to Sweden on a ‘pleasure trip’ at a time when hillslides played havoc with people’s lives in four districts.
12 killed, 74 injured in London high-rise blaze
Twelve people have died in a west London tower block fire and the number of deaths is expected to rise, police have said, according to latest information from the BBC.
Bangladesh landslides toll now 146
Bangladesh authorities Wednesday day launched a fresh rescue campaign as the death toll due to landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains climbed to 144 with over 100 of them reported in a remote hill district close to the Indian border.
Woman killed in Keraniganj road accident
Dhaka – A woman was killed in a road accident in Nazirerbagh area of South Keraniganj thana, on the outskirts of the capital, on Wednesday morning.
50 people taken to hospitals from tower fire
London – London Ambulance Service says 50 people have been taken to five hospitals following a major fire in a high-rise residential building. The service says a major incident has been declared in the west London after a fire broke…
Fire engulfs London’s Tower Block: Deaths, dozens evacuated
A huge fire has raged through the night at a west London tower block, with eyewitnesses claiming people were trapped inside. More than 200 firefighters are still tackling the blaze at Grenfell Tower in north Kensington, where hundreds of people…
3 killed in Comilla road crashes
Dhaka-Three people were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents at Kalakochua and Poduar bazar area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla on Tuesday.Police said Md Kamrul Hasan, headmaster of Suhilpur Primary School and an unidentified man were killed…
10 missing in Buriganga trawler capsize
Keraniganj – At least 10 passengers went missing as a trawler capsized in Buriganga river in Sadarghat area of the capital on Monday night. -UNB
10 missing in Buriganga trawler capsize
Dhaka – At least 10 passengers went missing as a trawler capsized in Buriganga river in Sadarghat area of the capital in Keraniganj on Monday night.
OC among 2 killed in Narsingdi road crash
Dhaka – Two people, including officer-in-charge of Khatihata Highway Police Station in Brahmanbaria, were killed as a private car carrying them collided with a trolley on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Shibpur upazila here in Narsingdi on Monday.The deceased were identified as…
BD national shot dead by BSF in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi national was reportedly shot to death by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Rokonpur border in Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj on Monday.
Man ‘commits suicide’ stabbing wife in Satkhira
Dhaka – A man allegedly committed suicide after stabbing his wife at Ghona village in Islamkati union of Tala upazila early Monday. The deceased was identified as Akhter Ali Morol, son of Gohor Ali Morol of the village.Hasan Hafizur Rahman,…
OC among 2 killed in Narsingdi road crash
Narsingdi – Two people, including officer-in-charge of Khatihata Highway Police Station in Brahmanbaria, were killed as a private car carrying them collided with a trolley on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Shibpur upazila here on Monday. -UNB
Rangamati landslide kills two
Rangamati -Two children were killed in separate incidents of landslide in Rangamati town and Kaptai on Monday. -UNB
50 houses gutted in Panchargarh fire
Dhaka – Around 50 houses of 16 families were gutted in a fire that broke out at Dangabari village in Sadar upazila in Panchagarh early Sunday. Witnesses said the fire originated from the kitchen of a house in the early…
50 houses gutted in Panchargarh fire
Dhaka, Jun 11 – Around 50 houses of 16 families were gutted in a fire that broke out at Dangabari village in Sadar upazila of Panchagarh district early Sunday.
6 fishermen missing in Bangladesh coast boat capsize
Dhaka, Jun 11 – Six fishermen went missing as a fishing boat capsized near Domar Char in Noakhali coast in the Bay of Bengal amid a storm on Sunday.
Rangamati JL Leader murder: 2 make confessional statement
Dhaka – Two young men, arrested in connection with the killing of a Jubo League leader in Rangamati, made confessional statements before a court here on Sunday.Chief Judicial Magistrate Rokeya Akter recorded the statements of the two arrestees—Runel Chakma and…