Dhaka -A motorbike rider was killed as a bus hit his bike at Vatoi Bazaar area on the Jhenaidah-Kushtia highway in Sadar upazila this noon.The deceased was identified as Bacchu, 50, son of late Abdul Latif, a resident of Kulchara…
Category: Accidents
Pickup van driver killed in Tangail road accident
Dhak – A pickup van driver was killed as his vehicle collided head-on with a bus in Analiabari area on the Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge highway under Kalihati upazila of the district this morning.The deceased was Muksedul Alam, 32, resident of Uria…
Tragic death of couple in Chittagong house early hours fire
Dhaka – A couple was burnt dead as a fire broke out at their house at Janalibali in the city’s Bakalia area early Sunday.
Two motorcyclists were killed in Moulvibazar
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed and one injured as their bike collided against a road roller at Niteshwar on Moulvibazar-Srimongol road in Sadar upazila of Moulvibazar district early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Ashfaq Ahmad, 25, son of Hafiz…
2 killed in wild elephant attack in Cox’s Bazar
Dhaka – A man and his son-in-law were trampled to death by wild elephants at Sapergara in Pekua upazila early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Syed Ahmed, 60, son of Moniruzzaman, and Syed’s son-in-law Mohammad Alamgir, 26, son of Chan…
Bus-microbus collision kills 3 in Sylhet
Dhaka -Three people were killed and five others injured when a bus collided with a microbus on Sylhet-Dhaka highway at Lalabazar in Dakkhin Surma Upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Mahin Ahmed, Jesmin Begum and Sujon Mia of…
4 jhut godowns gutted in Gazipur fire
Dhaka – Four warehouses of jhut (garment scraps) were gutted in a fire in Tongi area in Gazipur early Tuesday.Fire service sources said the fire broke out at a jhut godown at Bank Basti around 3 am and it soon spread…
Fire panic leaves 50 RMG workers hurt in Gazipur
Gazipur – At least 50 garment workers were injured in a fire panic at a factory in Dakkhin Salna area of the city on Monday morning.
85 shanties gutted in Dhaka city slum fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at ‘Saat Tola’ slum in the city’s Mohakhali area early Monday, burning down 85 shanties. Mahmudul Haque, a warehouse inspector at the Fire Service Headquarters, said the fire broke out from a shanty of…
160 dead in collapsed Nigerian church
A hospital director says 160 people were killed when a church roof collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria.Etete Peters of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital said mortuaries are overflowing and the final death toll likely will be much higher.…
Army man killed in Natore road crash
Dhaka – An army man was killed and two others were injured as a vehicle carrying them overturned on Natore-Pabna highway in Rajapur area of Boraigram upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Corporal Ziaur Rahman,UNB news agency reported.
More than 30 dead as tanker rams into vehicles on Kenya road
Nairobi (AP/UNB) — A tanker carrying chemical gas slammed into other vehicles and burst into flames on a major road in Kenya, killing more than 30 people and injuring 10, officials said Sunday.
At least 60 killed as crowded church collapses in Nigeria
Lagos (AP/UNB) — The roof of a crowded church collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria on Saturday, killing at least 60 people, witnesses and an official said.
Youth burnt to death as house in city slum catches fire
Dhaka – A young man was burnt to death as a house in a slum in Shahjahanpur area of the city caught early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Shipon, 30.Atikul Islam, duty official of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD)…
2 bikers killed in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Two motorcycle riders were killed and another injured in a road crash when it collided head-on with a bus in Katakhali Samshadipur area near in Rajshahi on Friday evening.The deceased were indentified as Shuvo, 25, son of Moktar Hossain,and…
Fire at knitwear factory in Gazipur, 2 hurt
Gazipur – Two people were injured in a fire which broke out at a knitwear factory at Nayanpur in Shreepur upazila on Friday. Station officer of Shreepur Fire Service M Jihad said the fire broke out at the godown of…
3 killed in Mymensingh road accident
Dhaka- Three people, including a woman, were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a human hauler at Mujahat in Tarakanda upazila in Mymensingh on Friday morning.Two of the deceased were identified as Madina,…
Pakistani plane crashes after takeoff with 48 people aboard
A plane belonging to Pakistan’s national carrier crashed on Wednesday with 48 people on board, apparently killing all of them, police and an airline spokesman said.According to senior police officer Khurram Rasheed, the plane crashed in a village near the…
College girl killed in Sylhet road accident
Dhaka -A college girl was killed in a road accident at Karnigram village on the Moulvibazar-Sylhet road under Rajnagar upazila in Sylhet this noon.The deceased was identified as Eti Rani Dev, 17, a student of Rajnagar Degree College and daughter…
Frantic rescue underway in Indonesia as quake kills scores
Meureudu – A strong earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Aceh province early Wednesday, killing nearly 100 people and sparking a frantic rescue effort in the rubble of dozens of collapsed and damaged buildings. Maj. Gen. Tatang Sulaiman, chief of the army in…
Manikganj road accident kills 2
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 40 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Bhatbaur on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Sadar upazila in Manikganj on Tuesday night.One of the deceased was identified as Mufti…
One killed in Jhenidah road accident
Dhaka – A man was killed and three people injured as a speeding truck hit a rickshaw van at Kharikhali on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Sadar upazila in Jhenidah on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as Abdur Razzaq, 45, a resident…
Earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Aceh province, several dead
Indonesia (AP/UNB) — A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia’s province of Aceh early Wednesday, causing several deaths and buildings to collapse in a district near the epicenter. The U.S. Geological Survey said the shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck at 5:03…
Two students killed in Bagerhat road accident
Dhaka – Two students were killed and another was injured as a trolley hit their motorbike near Jatrapur Bazaar on the Bagerhat-Rupsa road in Sadar upazila this morning.The deceased were Tanna Jamadder, 19, a college student and son of Khairul…
Couple killed in Gopalganj road accident
Dhaka – A couple was killed as a passengers bus crushed them in Fakirkandi area on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway under Sadar upazila of the town this noon.The deceased were identified as Khalid Sheikh, 30, and his wife Suraiya Begum, 18.…
PM’s faulty flight: NSI director co-opted to probe committee
Dhaka – Director of National Security Intelligence (NSI) Brigadier General Ziaul Ahsan has been co-opted at the probe committee formed by Biman Bangladesh Airlines and the Aviation and Tourism Ministry, to investigate the technical glitch in a flight carrying Prime…
500 shanties burned in Dhaka city slum fire
Dhaka – Around 500 shanties in Karail Slum in the capital were completely destroyed in a devastating fire that broke out this afternoon. Deputy assistant director of fire brigade Masudur Rahman Akhanda said the fire might have originated from an…
Two students killed in Gazipur road accident
Dhaka – Two students were killed as a bus hit their rickshaw at Sutrapur-Hijoltala under Kaliakoir upazila of the district this afternoon.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediatly.
California fire: Dozens feared dead in club night blaze
Dozens of people are feared dead after a fire broke out during a rave at a converted warehouse in Oakland, California. Authorities have confirmed nine deaths but say they are preparing for the death toll to rise as high as…
Dhaka City’s Shyambazar kitchen market catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at Shyambazar kitchen market in the old part of the capital on Saturday evening. Sources at the Fire Service Control Room said the fire broke out at a shop in the market around 6:10…