Dhaka – An elderly housewife died from electrocution at Joypur village in Bagharpara upazila in Benapole on Friday.The deceased was identified as Momena Khatun, 55, wife of Majid Gazi, a resident of the village,UNB news agency reported.
Category: Accidents
Teenager killed in Benapole road accident
Dhaka – A teenager was killed and 5-6 people were injured as a human hauler turned turtle at Marua village on the Chougaccha-Barobazar road in Chowgachha upazila in Benapole on early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Shohan Ali, 13, son…
Workshop employee dies from electrocution in city
Dhaka – An employee of an engineering workshop died from electrocution at Maddhya Pikepara of Mirpur in the city on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Md Sagar, 17, son of Ziaul Hoque of Maiddha Pikepara,UNB News Agency Reported.
15 killed in B’baria, Tangail, Madaripur road accidents
Dhaka – Fifteen people were killed and 34 others injured in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Tangail and Madaripur districts on Friday.In Brahmanbaria, Eight people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a…
Madaripur road crash kills 3
Dhaka -Three people were killed and 10 others injured as a bus collided with a human hauler on Dhaka-Barisal highway in Boro Bridge area in Rajoir upazila in Madaripur on Friday.The deceased were identified as human hauler driver Billah Hossain,…
Cricketer Shakib ‘alright but upset at helicopter crash news’
National cricketer Shakib-Al-Hasan, who luckily escaped a possible helicopter accident in Cox’s Bazar on Friday, said the accident news made him quite upset.“I am fine, but quite upset at the news of the helicopter crash,” he said while talking to…
Warranted accused found dead in Comilla
Dhaka – A warranted accused in several cases was found dead in a paddy field at Subarnapur village in Sadar Dakkhin upazila in Comilla on Thursday night.Being informed by locals, police recovered the throat-slit body of Billal Hossain, 30, a…
4 RMG workers killed in Tangail road crash
Dhaka – Four people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus with a group of garment workers on board overturned on the Tangail-Mymensingh Road near Pouli bridge in Kalihati upazila in Tangail early Friday.The deceased were identified as…
Bus, microbus collide killing eight in Brahmanbaria
Dhaka – Eight people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision of a bus and a microbus on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Shosoi in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on on Friday.
One killed, three injured in Cox’s Bazar copter crash
Dhaka – A man died and three others were injured as a helicopter of Meghna Aviation crashed near Rizu Khal in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Friday, UNB news agency reported. The identity of the deceased could not be…
Two siblings missing in Meghna trawler capsize
Dhaka – Two siblings went missing as a trawler they were riding, being hit by another trawler, capsized in the Meghna River at Moulvir Hat in Hizla upazila of Barisal district on Thursday night.
Youth drowns beneath Khagrachari waterfall
Dhaka – A young man drowned while bathing under a waterfall at Ringsa in sadar upazila of Khagrachari hill district on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
Four RMG workers killed in Tangail as bus overturned
Dhaka – Four people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus with a group of garment workers on board overturned on the Tangail-Mymensingh Road near Pouli bridge in Kalihati upazila of Tangail early Friday, UNB news agency reported.
2 killed in Mymensingh road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and another was injured as a private car overturned on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Meherabari area in Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh on Thursday noon.The deceased were identified as Ali, 38 and Palash, 35, hailed from…
Three of a family electrocuted Northern Bangladesh
Dhaka – Three members of a family died from electrocution at Saraigachi in Porsha upazila of Naogaon district on Wednesday, UNB new agency reported.
Man killed five injured as one launch hits another at terminal
Dhaka – A man was killed and five others were injured when a launch slammed into another launch at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the city on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
13 lose lives in road crashes in 6 dists
Dhaka – Thirteen people were killed and 48 others injured in road accidents in Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Dhaka, Chittagong,Sirajganj and Jhalakati districts on Wednesday.In Dinajpur, four people, including a woman and a child, were killed and 40 others injured as a…
Derailment cuts rail link with Chittagong
The train communication of Chittagong with rest of the country, including the capital, remained snapped following the derailment of an intercity train near Pahartali Railway Station in the city on Wednesday afternoon.Officer-in-charge of Pahartali Police Station Ranjit Kumar Barua said…
3 killed in Thakurgaon road accident
Dhaka – Three people, including a woman, were killed and a minor boy was injured as a minibus hit a pick-up van on Thakurgaon-Dinajpur highway at Boro khonchabari in Sadar upazila in Thakurgaon on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as…
Ctg road crash kills 3, injures 4
Dhaka – Two people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured as a truck hit a minibus on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Madan haat in Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Polina, 30, a…
Tampaco boiler blast victim dies; death toll 34
Dhaka – Another man who suffered serious burn injuries at ‘Tampaco Foils’ factory fire in Tongi BSCIC Industrial area of Gazipur on Saturday died at a private clinic in the capital on Tuesday night, raising the death toll in the…
BD factory owner sued as boiler blast death toll rises
More than 30 workers have died after an explosion and fire engulfed a factory that produces packing for brands like Nestle. The father of one of the victims has filed suit against the building owner for manslaughter.
Lightning kills boy in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A minor boy was killed in a lightning strike at Purbo Delua village in Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Rasel, 9, son of Habibur Rahman of the village,UNB news agency reported.
2 labourers killed in Sunamganj boat capsize
Dhaka – Two labourers were killed as a limestone-laden trawler capsized in the Bholai River at Dakkhinkul village of Tahir upazila in Sunamganj district in sylhet early Monday.The deceased were identified as Tohadur Rahman, 20, son of Abul Kashem, and Sanjib…
Gaibandha road crash kills 2
Dhaka – Two people, including a woman, were killed and 16 others injured as a bus overturned at Dakghar on Gaibandha-Palashbari road in Palashbari upazila on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Morsheda Begum, 21, and Dukhu Miah of Godarhat…
Jhenidah road crash injures 30
Dhaka – At least 30 people were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Markaz Mosque area Jhenidah town on Sunday.
26 killed in Gazipur boiler blast
Gazipur: A fatal boiler blast and subsequent fire at a packaging factory in Tongi BSCIC industrial area here left 26 people dead and over 50 others injured on Saturday morning. Deputy director of Fire Service and Civil Defence Badiuzzaman said…
Road crashes kill 15 in four dists
Dhaka – Fifteen people were killed and 22 others injured in separate road accidents in Gazipur, Tangail, Cox’s Bazar and Barguna districts on Saturday.In Gazipur, five people were killed and seven others injured in two separate road accidents on the…
5 killed in Tangail bus-truck collision
Dhaka – Five people, including two women and a child, were killed and fifteen others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on Tangail-Dhaka highway in Kandiar area of Sadar upazila in Tangail on Saturday noon.Three of…
Gazipur RMG boiler blast kills 26 people, injures 47
Gazipur – A boiler explosion at a readymade garment factory near Tongi BSCIC Railway Station in Gazipur, about 25 kilometres north of capital Dhaka killed 26 persons on Friday night and Saturday morning. The death of 16 injured on Saturday raised the death…