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Category: Accidents
15 shops gutted in Laxmipur fire
Dhaka – Fifteen shops were gutted in a fire that broke out at Poddar Bazar in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur on Wednesday. Fire brigade officials said the fire originated from a gas cylinder at a shop and it soon engulfed…
Girl injured in factory fire dies at DMCH
Dhaka – A teenager girl 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) early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Ankhi,…
Man jumps under train, commits suicide in Khulna
Dhaka – A mentally challenged elderly man allegedly committed suicide by jumping under a speeding train at Moshioli in Sadar upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sultan Sheikh, 54, son of late Ibrahim Sheikh, a resident of Moshiali…
Man commits suicide jumping under train in Khulna
Dhaka – A mentally challenged elderly man allegedly committed suicide by jumping under a speeding train at Moshioli in Sadar upazila of Khulna on Tuesday afternoon.
30 female workers suffer burns in Savar factory fire
Savar – At least 30 female workers suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a match factory in Ashulia here on Tuesday. Quoting workers, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station Mohsinul Quader said the fire originated at a…
30 female workers suffer burns in Savar factory fire
At least 30 female workers suffered burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a match factory in Ashulia here on Tuesday.Quoting workers, officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station Mohsinul Quader said the fire originated at a warehouse of ‘Colour…
Schoolboy crushed under train in Faridpur
Dhaka – A schoolboy was crushed under the wheels of a speeding train while he was trying to save a mentally challenged man sitting on the rail track at Ambikapur Rail Gate in the district town on Sunday morning.The deceased…
Rescuers finish search of Indian train wreck, 127 dead
Pukhrayan — (AP/UNB) Rescuers finished searching the last of 14 mangled train carriages that derailed in northern India, killing at least 127 people and leaving about 150 more injured, police said early Monday. The passenger train was about midway through…
119 dead as train derails in north India; some still trapped
Pukhrayan – At least 119 people were killed when an overnight passenger train rolled off the track in northern India early Sunday, with rescuers working into the night to pull people out of the mangled coaches, police said. The death…
Bride-to-be searches for father after Indian train disaster
The whole world came crashing down around 20-year-old bride-to-be Ruby Gupta after the Indore-Patna Express derailed today as she is yet to trace her father, reports Times of India.Ruby, who was left with a fractured arm, was on her way…
Train derails in northern India, killing at least 90 people
Lucknow – At least 90 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a train derailed in northern Uttar Pradesh, India’s biggest state, police said. The train was travelling between the northeastern city of Patna and the central city…
Gaibandha sugarcane farm catches fire
Dhaka – Amid huge outcry over the recent death of two Santal men in a clash with law enforcers and Rangpur Sugar Mill workers over a land dispute, a fire broke out at Bagda sugarcane farm of the mill in…
2 killed in Khulna road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed as a private car rammed their bicycle in Arongghata area in Khulna on Saturday noon.The deceased were identified as Asad Sheikh, 45 and Salam Bhuiyan,50, resident of Raimahal area of the city,UNB News Agency Reported.
College student electrocuted in Meherpur
Dhaka – A college student died from electrocution at Purbomaldahoh village in Gangni upazila in Meherpur on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Al Kabir, son of Abdul Latif, a resident of the village and a honours student of the…
2 killed 8 missing in Madaripur bus plunge
Dhaka – Two people were killed and eight others went missing as a bus plunged into a roadside pond at Pantapara on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Kalkini upazila of Madaripurearly Saturday. The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed.
2 kids killed in Rangpur wall collapse
Dhaka- Two minor boys were killed as a wall of an abandoned house collapsed on them at Alamnagar Robertsonganj area in the city on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Ayat, 4, son of Bappi Hossain and his cousin Arnab,…
2 motorcyclists killed in Panchagarh road accident
Dhaka – Two motorcyclists were killed and three people were injured in a road crash at Jogdol Bazar in sadar upazila in Panchagarh on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Ashraful Islam, 22, son of M Alam, and Delwar Hossain, 22,…
Savar medicine factory catches fire late Tuesday evening
Dhaka – A fire broke out at a medicine factory at Dhamrai in Savar upazila on Tuesday night. Sources at the Fire Service and Civil Defence said the fire erupted on the ground floor of Acme Laboratories at Tulivila around…
2 killed in Sirajganj road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a bus and a tank lorry on Hatikumrul-Bonpara highway in Khalkuna area of Tarash upazila early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Rafiqul, 35, helper of the…
Three suffer burn injuries in Dhaka home gas explosion
Dhaka – Three female domestic helps sustained burn injuries in a gas explosion at an apartment in the city’s Gulshan area on Monday morning. The injured are: Parvin, 37, Bedena, 20, and Sharifa, 18.
Auto-rickshaw driver shot dead in Noakhali
Dhaka – A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was shot to death by some unidentified miscreants at Avirampur village of Begumganj upazila Auto-rickshaw driver shot dead in Noakhali early Sunday.The victim was identified as Jewel, 32 son of Anwer Ullah of the…
Fire breaks out at residential area in Ctg
Dhaka – A fire broke out at Hajji Colony in Ghatforhadbeg area in Chittagong on Saturday morning.Duty officer at Chittagong control room of the Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) Rupak Biswas said the fire erupted at the area around…
7 including 5 policemen killed in Bogra van truck collision
Dhaka – Seven people, including five policemen, were killed and five people injured in a head-on collision between a police van and a truck at Mahipur Bazar on Dhaka-Bogra Highway in Sherpur upazila ofBogra district early Saturday.
Worker dies in collision of boats in Sylhet
Dhaka – A sand worker was killed in a collision between two boats in the Chengerkhal river of Jalurmukh area in Goainghat upazila in Sylhet early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Sebul Miah, 22, son of Moyna Miah, a resident…
2 killed in Jhenaidah road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a pickup van and a human hauler (locally known as Alamsadhu) at Patibila on Kaliganj-Kotchandpur road in Kaliganj upazila in Jhenaidah on Saturday morning.The…
2 electrocuted in Gaibandha
Dhaka – Two people including a woman were killed after being electrocuted by live electric wire allegedly laid down by rivals in a disputed paddy field at Jinia village of Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified…
Couple killed in Sirajganj car crash
Dhaka – A couple was killed and four members of their family were injured as a private car hit a roadside tree on Dhaka-Pabna highway in Chariasika area under Salonga thana in the district.The deceased were identified as Sakhawat Hossain,…
3 killed in Faridpur road crashes
Dhaka – Three people were killed in separate road accidents in Madhukhali and Bhanga upazilas on Friday.Aminur Rahman, assistant superintendent of Faridpur Police, said a bus of ‘Hanif Paribahan’ hit a motorcycle at Boalia in Maghukhali upazila around 11 am,…
Minor girl drowned in Sylhet pond
Dhaka – A minor girl drowned in a pond at Mitrimahal village in Goainghat upazila in Sylhet on Wednesday,UNB News Agency Reported.