Dhaka – At least one person was killed and 300 shops and houses have burned in fire which broke out at Durchhari Bazar in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati hill district on Thursday noon, UNB news agency reported.
Category: Accidents
Student found dead in pond on RU campus
Dhaka – The body of a student was found in the pond of Nabab Abdul Latif Hall at Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Motaleb Hossain Lipu, 22, a 3rd year student of Mass Communication…
Man electrocuted in Satkhira
Dhaka – A school teacher was electrocuted at Mohollapara village in Tala upazila of Satkhira on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam Gazi, 50, headmaster of Khanpur Government Primary School and son of late Ayujuddin Ahmad of the village,UNB…
2 killed in Jessore road crash
Jessore – Two people were killed and another one injured in a head-on collision between a pick-up van and a human hauler (Leguna) at Beltala on Jessore-Satkhira highway in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as…
2 cousins drown in Barisal
Dhaka – Two minor cousins drowned in a pond at Chandrahar village in Gouranadi upazila in Barisal on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Isha, 4, son of Ilias and Abdul, 4,son of Alamgir of the village,UNB news agency reported.
3 children drown in Jhenidah
Dhaka- Three children drowned in a pond at Mamunshia village in Kotchandpur upazila on Monday.The deceased were identified as Riya Khatun, 10, Nila Khatun, 8-two daughters of Joynal Abedin and Murad Hossain, 8, son of Manir Mia of the village. They…
Bus run over transport worker in Gaibandha
Dhaka – A transport worker was crushed under a bus as its driver turned reckless when a group of workers tried to stop the vehicle on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Komorpur area of Gobindabanj upazila in Gaibandha district on Monday morning,…
4 killed in separate incidents in Savar
Dhaka – Four people were killed in separate incidents in Savar on Sunday.At Hemayatpur, a group of miscreants killed night guard of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw garage Helal Uddin, 60, hailed form Narsinghdi district, by giving him electric shock at Joynabari and…
Housewife crushed under truck in Laxmipur
Dhaka – A housewife was crushed under the wheels of a speeding truck at Char Jangalia on Laxmipur-Ramgati road in Kamalnagar upazila in Laxmipur on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Farida Begum, 47, wife of M Hossain, a resident…
2 boys crushed under train in B’baria
Dhaka – Two boys were killed and another one injured as a train crushed them in Bhadughar rail crossing area in Brahmanbaria town on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Parvej, 15, and Shuvo, 10. Another boy, named Ripon. 10, was…
Man electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A man died from electrocution at Shripur village in Manirampur upazila in Benapole on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain Khaja, 35, son of Sorir Molla, a resident of the village,UNB News Agency Reported.
24 killed in stampede ahead of Hindu ceremony in Lucknow
Lucknow (AP/UNB) — At least 24 people were killed and 20 others injured in a stampede Saturday that occurred as they were crossing a crowded bridge to reach the venue of a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India, police said.
4 killed at DMCH gate as ambulance ploughed through crowd
Dhaka-Four people and a baby in its mother womb were killed and five others injured as an ambulance ploughed through a crowd in front of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) here on Saturday morning.
Sherpur woman killed in elephant attack
Dhaka – An old woman was killed in an elephant attack at Tawakucha village in Jhinaigati upazila in Sherpur early Saturday,UNB News Agency Reported.
2 killed in Dinajpur road crash
Dhaka – Two truck workers were killed as their truck plunged into a roadside ditch in Dolardorga area in Nawabganj upazila in Dinajpur early Friday.The deceased were identified as Shahjahan Ali, 40, son of Tajul Islam, and Abdul Mannan, son…
2 schoolboys missing after boat capsize in the Padma
Dhaka – Two schoolboys went missing as a boat capsized in the Padma River in Par-Ghorapakhiya area of Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
CEPZ towel factory catches fire
Dhaka – A fire broke out at the towel factory at Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) early Thursday.Fire Service officials said the fire broke out at the roof of the tin-shed room of a four-storey factory building of ‘Mitali Textile…
3 of a family electrocuted in Kurigram
Dhaka – Three members of a family died from electrocution at Khashirbhita village in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram on Wednesday night, UNB news agency reported.
Road crash kills schoolgirl in Rupganj
Dhaka- A schoolgirl was killed as a speedy bus hit her in Barpa area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj this morning.
5 BRTC buses gutted in fire at Chittagong depot
Chittagong: Five buses were gutted as a fire broke out at a depot of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) at Baluchhara in Hathazari upazila in the district early Wednesday. Enamul Hoque, senior station officer of Bayezid Fire Service and Civil…
Faridpur road crash kills 2 jute traders
Dhaka – Two jute traders were killed and two people injured in a collision between a bus and a human hauler at Bhanga Bus Stand on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Bhanga upazila in Faridpur on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as…
5 burn to death as torn electric wire sets house afire in north BD
Dhaka – Five members of a family were burnt to death and another received burn injuries as a fire broke out at their house from a snapped electric wire at Jongaon village in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaanj early Tuesday, UNB…
Eastern China building collapse death toll rises to 22
Beijing (/AP/UNB) — The death toll has risen to at least 22 in the collapse of a group of decrepit homes in eastern China, state media reported Tuesday.
1 killed in Bogra under-construction building collapse
Dhaka – A construction worker was killed and seven others were injured as the extension of an under-construction hostel building collapsed at Thengamar in Sadar upazila in Bogra on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Momin, 30, son of Tuku…
Bogra couple dies from electrocution
Dhaka – A man and his wife died from electrocution in their house in the city’s Shibbati Sabuj Sangha area in Bogra on Monday.The deceased were identified as, Golam Mostafa, 50, a trader and his wife Dolly Begum, 42,UNB News…
2 killed by lightning in Sherpur
Dhaka – Two people were killed in two separate incidents of lightning strike in Jhinaigati upazila in Sherpur on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Sada Miah, 37, son of late Siddik Ali Geda Miah of South Dariarpar village, and Basiruddin…
2 children drown in Chandpur
Dhaka – Two girls drowned in a pond in Dasadi area of Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Saturday noon.The deceased were identified as Riya Aktar, 12, daughter of Fazlul Haque Akondo of Dasadi area of Sadar upazila, and Nahida Sultana,…
One killed as bus overturns in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A young man was killed and 10 others injured as a bus overturned in Muralipur area in Poba upazila jn Rajshahi on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Rakibul Islam, 35, hailing from Godagari upazila,UNB News Agency Reported.
Two children drown in Bangladesh’s Chandpur
Dhaka – Two girls drowned in a pond in Dasadi area of Sadar upazila of Chandpuron Saturday noon, UNB news agency reported.
One killed as bus overturns in Rajshahi
Dhaka – A young man was killed and 10 others injured as a bus overturned in Muralipur area in Poba upazila of Rajshahi on Saturday night, UNB news agency reported. The deceased was identified as Rakibul Islam, 35, hailing from…