Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday ruled out the possibility of procuring any special aircraft for her safer journeys saying there is no scope in Bangladesh to go for such luxury at this moment. “Any scope of showing…
Category: Accidents
4 hurt in sugar mill boiler blast in BD’s Joypurhat
Dhaka – Four staff, including an engineer, of Joypurhat Sugar Mills Limited received burn injuries in a boiler explosion at the mill here on Friday afternoon. The injured are Shahjahan Kibria, 38, deputy assistant engineer, two firemen Nazmul Hossain, 34,…
27 tourists rescued as launch catches fire in the Sundarbans
The authorities have rescued 27 tourists after a fire broke out on a ferry they were travelling by at Chandpai Range in the Sundarbans.The vessel, Pelican-1, caught fire in Harbaria around 6:30pm on Friday, Divisional Forest Officer (East) Md Saidul…
Comilla Victorians beat Khulna Titans by 5 wkts
Dhaka – West Indies top-order batsman Marlon Samuels’s unbeaten half century of 69 helped Comilla Victorians to achieve a five-wicket victory against Khulna Titans in their 11th tussle of the 4th Bangladesh Premier League T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium…
15 feared dead in explosives factory fire in India
New Delhi (AP/UNB) — Police say a fire has engulfed a factory manufacturing explosives in southern India and 15 workers are feared dead and another three injured.
Van-puller killed in Sirajganj train crash
Dhaka – A van-puller was killed when a train hit his van at Jhaoil level-crossing in Kamarkhand upaizla in Sirajganj on Thursday.
Bangladesh accidents kill 3,080, injure 7,918 in 11 months
Dhaka – At least 3,080 people were killed and 7,918 others injured in 2,717 accidents across the country in the last 11 months till November 30. The fatal accidents took place on the roads, highways, national roads and regional roads…
3,080 killed, 7,918 injured in 2,717 accidents till November
Dhaka – At least 3,080 people were killed and 7,918 others injured in 2,717 accidents across the country in the last 11 months till November 30.The fatal accidents took place on the roads, highways, national roads and regional roads across…
Plane that crashed with Brazil football team did run ‘out of fuel’
The plane which crashed in Colombia killing most of a Brazilian football side had run out of fuel, according to a leaked audio recording. A pilot can be heard repeatedly requesting permission to land due to an electric failure and…
Glitch in PM’s flight: Six Biman officials suspended
Dhaka – Six officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines were suspended on Wednesday for their negligence of duty in the flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Budapest, Hungary. “As part of the department punishment, the six Biman officials were suspended…
4 killed in B’baria road crash
Dhaka- Four people were killed when a bus rammed a autorickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Soshoi in Bijoynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday.The identities of the deceased are yet to be known,UNB News Agency Reported.
Motorcyclist killed in Gopalganj road accident
Dhaka – A motorcyclist was killed as his bike collided with a private car at Haridaspur Nimtala on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Sadar upazila in Gopalganj on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Anisur Rahman Sujan, 35, son of Yunus Ali…
10 shops gutted by fire in Magura
Dhaka – At least 10 shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Alokdia Bazar at Sadar upazila in Magura on Tuesday.Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) sources informed that the fire originated from the stove of a tea…
Brazilian soccer team’s plane crashes in Colombia; 76 dead
A chartered plane with a Brazilian first division soccer team crashed near Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 76 people, Colombian officials said Tuesday. Five people survived.The British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane, operated…
Mother, daughter killed in Mymensingh road crash
Dhaka – A woman and her daughter were killed and two other people injured in a collision between a truck and a pick-up van in Shikarikandi area of the district town on Tuesday morning.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Kamrul…
One electrocuted in Magura
Dhaka – A man was electrocuted in Monirampur village of Sadar upazila in Magura on Monday afternoon.The deceased was Mushak Mollah, 40, a resident of the same village.Dr. Muktadir Rahman of Magura Medical Hospital said Mushak came in contact with…
Another Ashulia factory fire victim dies at DMCH
Dhaka – Another woman, who suffered burn injuries in a fire at a match factory in Ashulia of Savar upazila last week,succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Mahmuda, 26.…
Road crash kills 2 in Comilla
Dhaka – Two vegetable vendors were killed and another was injured as a covered van hit a pick-up van on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Kalakachua area of Burichong upazila in Comilla on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Robin, son of…
City restaurant catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a restaurant in the city’s Bashundhara Gate area on Sunday morning.An official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) control room said the fire originated at about 11.20am at ‘Raj Bilas London…
2 workers killed in Rangpur road accident
Dhaka – Two workers were killed in a head-on collision between two trucks at Boirigonj in Mithapakur upazila of Rangpur early Saturday.
7 dead, 1 missing as waves hit New Zealand fishing boat
Wellington (AP/UNB)— Seven people were killed and another person was missing after a chartered fishing boat disappeared from view in large waves at the entrance to a harbor near Auckland, New Zealand authorities said. The boat Francie was carrying 11…
Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar plastic factory catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Kamrangirchar area, on the southern fringe of the capital, on Saturday morning. The fire was noticed at the ground floor of a three-storey factory building adjacent to the Eidgah…
8 killed road accidents in 3 dists
Dhaka – At least eight people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Natore, Sunamganj and Gopalganj districts on Friday In Natore, five people were killed and two others injured as a truck hit a rickshaw…
5 killed in Natore road crash
Dhaka – Five people were killed and two others injured as a truck hit a rickshaw van on Ishwardi-Lalpur road in South Lalpur area of Lalpur upazila in Natore on Friday.Four of the deceased were identified as Zillur Rahman and…
Police: 2-year-old shot in chest by 4-year-old cousin
Philadelphia – Authorities say a 2-year-old boy has been shot in the chest by his 4-year-old cousin. Police say the shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. Thursday when the two boys were playing with a gun in a home in north…
5 killed as truck hits rickshaw van in Natore
Dhaka – Five people were killed and two others injured as a truck hit a rickshaw van on Ishwardi-Lalpur road in South Lalpur area of Lalpur upazila in Natore on Friday.
Death toll in China construction accident rises to 74
Beijing (AP/UNB) – The death toll from the collapse of scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China rose to 74, state media said Friday, in the country’s worst work-safety accident in over two years.
2 killed in Jessore road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and three others injured in a collision between a bus and a human hauler at Sutighata on Jessore-Manirampur road in sadar upazila in Jessore on Thursday morning.The identities of the deceased are yet to…
Another Ashulia match factory fire victim dies at DMCH
Dhaka – Another woman who sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a match factory in Ashulia of Savar upazila on Tuesday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as…
Deadly collapse at Chinese power station kills 40
At least 40 people have been killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in China’s Jiangxi province. The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction.