Dhaka – Two people were killed in a road accident at Ashpara on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Sreepur upazila in Gazipur on early Thursday.
Category: Accidents
Minor boy electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A 10-year-old boy was electrocuted at Chaulia village in Sadar upazila in Jessore on Wednesday night.
Bus plunge kills 7 in Tangail, about 100km north of Dhaka
Tangail, May 2 – Seven people were killed and 30 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch at Haripur in Ghatail upazila on Tuesday night. The deceased could not be identified immediately.
Five bodies of boat capsize victims found in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, May 2 – The bodies of five people including two minors, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Padma river in Dorgapara area of the district town on Sunday evening, were recovered on Tuesday morning.
Minor boy drowns in Sunamganj
Dhaka– A minor boy drowned in Ghasi river at Chapaiti village of Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj on Monday afternoon.
Rickshaw-puller dies from electrocution in city
Dhaka– A rickshaw-puller was electrocuted to death in the city’s Shahjahanpur on Monday.
Boat with 666 tons of rice for flood victims sinks
A boat carrying 18,000 kg rice meant for distributing among the flood-hit people here under the vulnerable group feeding (VGF) programme sank in the Surma River in Sadar upazila on Sunday night. Food controller of Sadar upazila Shaheen Ahmed said…
Four missing as boat capsizes in BD part of the Ganga
Dhaka, May 1 – Four people went missing as a boat capsized in the Ganga River in Dargapara area of Rajshahi city on Sunday evening during a violent localised storm. Three of the missing people are—Sarwer Hossain Rafiq, 45, Robin,…
888 BD workers killed in industrial accidents in 2016
At least 888 workers died and 1093 were injured in workplace-related accidents and violence in Bangladesh in 2016, says a new study. The study titled ‘Occupational Accident, Violence and Industrial Dispute-2016’ also claimed that there had been 73 incidents of…
4 burned in city AC blast
Dhaka – Four people suffered burn injuries as an air-conditioner compressor reportedly exploded at a private firm office in the city’s Elephant Road area on Sunday.The injured are Monaem Hossain Jony, 38, a painter, Utpal Chakroborty, 45, director of Home…
Legendary Swiss climber dies at Mount Everest
Dubbed the “Swiss Machine” for his daring speed climbs in the Himalayas, Ueli Steck was on Mount Everest to acclimatize before attempting to summit the world’s tallest peak next month. He wanted to take a rarely-used route. Mingma Sherpa of…
Electrician dies from electrocution in city
Dhaka – An electrician died from electrocution in the city’s Lalbagh area on Saturday.
Truck driver, helper killed in city road crash
Dhaka – A truck driver and his helper were killed and another was injured when a truck hit another stationary truck from behind at Shyampur in Keraniganj early Saturday.
Train crushes father, daughter in Gazipur
Dhaka – A man and his daughter were crushed to death under a train near Sreepur Railway Station here in Gazipur on Saturday morning.
One killed in Satkhira road crash
Dhaka – A bus helper was killed and 20 others were injured in a road accident on Satkhira-Kaliganj road at Shakhipur Delta intersection in Debhata upazila on Friday morning.
2 truckers killed in Tangail road crash
Dhaka – Two truck drivers were killed and another man was injured in a head-on collision between two trucks on Bangabandhu Bridge link road at Char Bhadra in Kalihati upazila on Thursday.
27 people killed in bus-trailer truck collision in Kenya
Nairobi- Kenyan police say 27 people have been killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a trailer truck. Police say the accident took place along the major road linking two of Kenya’s biggest cities, capital Nairobi and the…
Call to global brands from Rana Plaza survivor
“Sometimes I just can’t sleep without pills. I keep remembering how many people died that day.” Shabana, her name changed to protect her privacy, survived three days buried in the rubble of Rana Plaza, an eight-story building with five garment…
3 killed in Ctg by lightning
Dhaka– Three people, including a woman, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sandwip upazila and Fatikchhari upazila in Chittagong on Saturday morning.
Three killed in Chittagong lightning
Dhaka, Apr 22 – Three people, including a woman, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Sandwip upazila and Fatikchhari upazila in Bangladesh’s coastal district of Chittagong on Saturday morning.
4 years of Rana Plaza tragedy: 42pc survivors still jobless
Dhaka, Apr 22 – Some 57.6 percent survivors of Rana Plaza collapse are engaged in various types of wage and self-employments, while 42.4 percent claimed that they are jobless, shows a recent survey.
Coal-laden vessel capsizes this time in Kirtankhola River
Barisal, Apr 22 – A coal-laden cargo vessel capsized in the Kirtonkhola River following a collision with a waterbus in Charbaria area on Saturday.
Lightning kills schoolboy in Sylhet
Dhaka – A schoolboy was killed by a lightning strike at Burdeo village in Companyganj upazila in Sylhet on Friday.The deceased was identified as Towhidur Rahman, 11, son of Abdul Jalil of the village and a Class-VI student of Companyganj…
Two killed in Mymensingh bus-auto-rickshaw crash
Dhaka, Apr 21 – Two people were killed when a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Kalarampur in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh on early Friday.
Dinajpur boiler blast death toll rises to 4
Dhaka, Apr 21 (UNB) – Another worker who sustained burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill at Gopalganj in Sadar upazila of Dinajpur district on Wednesday died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Friday, raising the death…
One electrocuted in Bogra
Dhaka – A day-labourer was electrocuted at Ramnagar village in Dhanut upazila in Bogra on Thursday.
Siblings among 6 killed by lightning in 3 districts
Dhaka – Six people, including two siblings, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Noakhali, Barisal and Sirajganj districts from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.In Noakhali, two siblings — M Sharif, 8, and Lipi Aktar, 10, children of Khorshed Alam…
Dinajpur boiler blast death toll rises to 3
Dinajpur – Another worker who received burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill in Gopalganj of Sadar upazila on Wednesday died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Thursday, raising the death toll from the incident to three.…
SSC examinee killed in Khagrachhari road crash
Khagrachhari, Apr 20 (UNB) – A SSC examinee was killed and two others were injured in a road accident at Sapmara in Matiranga upazila on Wednesday night.
Dinajpur boiler blast death toll now 3
Dhaka, Apr 20 – Another worker who received burn injuries in a boiler explosion at a rice mill in Gopalganj of Sadar upazila in Dinajpur district on Wednesday died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Thursday.