Dhaka, Feb 23 – A fire broke out at a paper godown at gate No 4 of Chittagong port on Thursday.
Category: Accidents
College student killed in Magura road accident
Dhaka – A college student was killed as a speeding truck hit his bicycle on Magura-Jhenaidah highway in Magura on Tuesday Morning.The deceased was identified as Biswajit Biswas, 20, a student of 1st year (hons) of Magura Govt College and…
Plane carrying 5 people hits Australian shopping mall
Melbourne, Feb 21 (AP/UNB) — Five people were believed killed when a light plane crashed in flames into a shopping mall on Tuesday in the Australian city of Melbourne, officials said.
3 women killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – Three women were crushed under an unknown vehicle on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sonapahar area of Mirsarai upazila in Chittagong early Monday.The deceased were identified as Peyara Akhter, 37, wife of Ohidul Haque, Sajeda Begum, 55, wife of Dudu…
Man survives 20m fall down cliff in Sydney
A man has survived falling 20m (66ft) down a cliff in Australia, police say. The 25-year-old man was on his parents’ property in Sydney when he plunged into dense bushland late on Sunday night, sparking a complex rescue operation.
Verdict in Masud-Munier accident deaths case Wednesday
Tangail -The verdict in the case filed on the tragic road accident that killed 5 persons including renowned filmaker Tareque Masud and Mishuk Munier will deliver on February 22, Wednesday.
Truck kills college student in Magura
Dhaka- A college student died as a truck crushed him in stadium area in Magura today.The deceased was identified as Biswajit Biswas. He was a student of Govt. Shaheed Suhrawardi College of the town.Police said the accident took place at noon…
Human hauler overturned in Khagrachhari; one killed
Dhaka – A man was killed and three people were injured as a human hauler overturned at Palashpur Zone in Matiranga upazila on Saturday evening.Officer-in-charge of Matiranga Police Station M Shahadat Hossain Titu said the deceased, M Kabir Hossain, 37,…
Sunamganj road crash kills 2 bikers
Dhaka – A motorcyclist and his co-rider were killed in a road accident at Baghmara Point on Bishwamvarpur-Tahirpur road in Bishwamvarpur upazila in Sunamganj on Saturday.
Oil-laden vessel catches fire in Barisal- 4 injured
Barisal, Feb 19 – Four workers suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at the engine room of an oil-laden vessel at Beltala on the Kirtankhola River on Saturday night.
Bus-truck collision leaves 4 dead in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Four people were killed and 17 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck near Bangabandhu Bridge West Zone in Kamarkhanda upazila in Sirajganj on Saturday afternoon.One of the deceased was identified as Liton,30, of…
Bus strike in 3 southern dists enters 2nd day
Dhaka – Movement of buses in three southern districts– Patuakhali, Barguna and Barisal remained suspended for the second consecutive day due to an indefinite strike of bus workers and owners on Friday, causing immense sufferings to the passengers.Earlier on Thursday,…
Gopalganj college teacher killed in road crash
Dhaka – A college teacher was killed after a bus knocked him down in front of LGED office in the district town in Gopalganj on Tuesday morning.
Bus-microbus collision leaves 13 dead in Narsingdi
Dhaka, Feb 12 – Thirteen people, including five women and two children, were killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus at Darikandi on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Belabo upazila of Narsingdi on Sunday…
Road accident kills college girl in Ctg
Dhaka – A college girl was killed in a road accident in Komol Munshir Hat area on Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway under Patiya upazila of the district today. The victim was identified as Popy Akter, 19, a-2nd-year (Humanities) student of Patiya…
11 dead in Narsingdi road crash
Dhaka, Feb 12 – At least 11 people, including two women and one child, were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus at Darikandi on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Belabo upazila on Sunday…
City factory catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out in a tyre factory at Posta in the city’s Lalbagh area on Saturday morning.Masudur Rahman, assistant director (Dhaka Division) of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire originated from an electric short circuit…
Bus-truck collision leaves 13 dead in Faridpur
Dhaka, Feb 10 – At least 13 people were killed in a fatal road accident on Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Nagarkanda in Faridpur on Friday night.
2 IU employees killed in Kushtia road accident
Dhaka – Two employees of Islamic University (IU) were killed as a truck ran them over in Gojnobipara area under Islamic University Police Station on Friday afternoon.
2 bikers killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka- Two young men were killed as a bus crashed into their motorcycle in Kanaitola area of Monirampur upazila in Jessore district on Friday afternoon.
Landslide kills 3 stone quarry workers in Sylhet
Dhaka, Feb 10 – Three stone quarry workers were killed when part of a hillock collapsed on them while lifting stones from Bichanakandi in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet in northeast Bangladesh early Friday.
Female day-labourer killed in Baridhara wall collapse
Dhaka – A female worker was killed and several others were injured when the boundary wall of an under-construction building collapsed on them in the city’s Baridhara area on Thursday.Mizanur Rahman, the duty officer at the Fire Service control room,…
Jihad’s death case verdict on Feb 26
The Special Court-5 of Dhaka on Wednesday fixed February 26 for delivering its judgment in a case filed over the death of four-year old child Jihad in the city’s Shahjahanpur area in 2014.
Two medical students sink into Sylhet quicksand
Dhaka, Feb 7 – Two medical students sank down into a quicksand at Lalakhal Mistrighat in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet, northeast Bangladesh, on Tuesday afternoon.
Two killed in Bagerhat road accident
Dhaka – Two motorbike riders were killed and another was injured as their bike collided head-on with a truck in Shambagat area under Fakirhat upazila of the district today.The victims are M. Osman Ali, 54, son of Ashraf Ali, resident…
‘Picked-up’ youth’s bullet-hit body found in B’baria
Dhaka – Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a young man, who was allegedly picked-up by plainclothes police, from a field near Medda Sishu Paribar in the municipality area in Brahmanbaria early Tuesday.The deceased was Al Amin, 28, son of…
2 medical students sink down into Sylhet quicksand
Dhaka – Two medical students sank down into a quicksand at Lalakhal Mistrighat in Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Hasan M Sayeed, 25, son of Humayun Reza of Dhaka, and Ishak Ibrahim, 25, son…
Road accident kills woman in Rangpur
Dhaka – A woman was killed and her husband injured critically as a bus hit their motorbike in Borodorga area of the upazila in Pirganj at Rangpur this morning.The victim was Nargis, 35, a NGO worker and wife of school teacher…
Young man electrocuted in Chandpur
Dhaka – A young man was electrocuted at Paikdi village in Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Sunday afternoon.The victim was identified as Makbul Hossain Patwary, 25, son of Md Yunus Patwary, a resident of the village.
Two balloon vendors killed in Dhaka gas cylinder blast
Dhaka – Two people were killed and two others injured as a gas cylinder went loose in Jatrabari area of capital Dhaka on Sunday. The dead were identified as balloon vendors.