Dhaka – Two men were killed and two others injured as a covered van hit a van loaded with fuel drums in Birulia Bridge area of the city on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as Mojammel Miah, 23, and Ruku…
Category: Accidents
Natore boat capsize: 4 bodies recovered, 2 Ld
Dhaka -The bodies of four people, who went missing after a boat capsized in the Padma river in Lalpur upazila on Tuesday, were recovered on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Jamal Uddin, 52, and Arzed Ali, 43,residents of Bilmaria…
Charmer dies from snakebite in Rangpur
Dhaka – A snake charmer died from snakebite in the city’s Mahiganj area in Rangpur on Wednesday.Police and locals said the poisonous snake bit Lovely Begum, 40, wife of Sabus Miah of Dimla village, while she was trying to catch…
Six missing as engine boat sinks in the Ganges in Natore
Dhaka – Six people went missing as an engine-run boat capsized in the Ganges River in Lalpur upazila of Natore on Tuesday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Spurious liquor kills 1 in C’nawabganj, Bangladesh
Dhaka -A young man died after taking adulterated liquor at Alampur village in Bholahat upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Monday.
3 electrocuted in Nilphamari, Ld
Dhaka – Three people have died and 10 others suffered injuries from electrocution after a storm severed an electric line at Khamatgara village in Kishoreganj upazila.The deceased were identified as Sajedul Islam Babu, 25, son of Jabed Ali; Tariqul, 35,…
Fire at Mouchak Market in city
Dhaka – City’s Mouchak Market caught fire on Monday afternoon.Sources at the Fire Service central control room said the fire originated at a shop on the ground floor of the market at Malibagh around 5:55 pm from electrical short circuit,UNB News…
10 shops gutted by fire in Gaibandha
Dhaka – At least 10 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Railgate Market in the district town on Monday morning.Azizur Rahman, station officer of Gaibandha Fire Station, said the fire broke out at the market around 7.30am,UNB…
2 minor cousins drown in Pabna
Dhaka – Two minor cousins drowned in a pond in Chatmohar upazila in Pabna on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Bina Khatun, daughter of Abul Kalam, 6, of Katakhali village in the upazila, and her cousin Hafsa Khatun, 6, daughter…
5 killed, 50 hurt in Faridpur Jute Mill roof collapse
Dhaka – Four workers of a jute mill were killed and 50 others injured as the tin roof of a workers’ shed collapsed during storms at Bakhunda in sadar upazila in Faridpur on Sunday.
Road accident kills village doctor in Jessore
Dhaka – A village doctor was killed as a human hauler hit his by-cycle at Gangulia in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Jakir Hossain, 35, a village doctor by profession.In-charge of Khedapara Police…
Gazipur RMG factory catches fire
Dhaka -A fire broke out at a ready-made garments factory in Chandra Palli Bidyut area of Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur early Saturday, causing a considerable damage.Apurba Bal, station officer of Kaliakoir fire service station, said the fire ensued on the…
Teenage boy drowns in Kushita river
Dhaka -A teenage boy drowned in the Mathabhanga River in Daulatpur upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Nasim Arafat,18, son of Baki Billah, a resident of Mirzapur village in Bheramara upazila,UNB News Agency Reported.
Two drown in boat capsize, 3 killed in road accidents
Three people were killed and three others injured in two separate road accidents in Tangail and Satkhira districts on Friday.
3 killed in Tangail, Satkhira road crashes
Dhaka -Three people were killed and three others injured in two separate road accidents in Tangail and Satkhira districts on Friday.In Tangail, two unidentified people were killed when a truck rammed into a pickup at Deuhata on the Dhaka-Tangail highway…
Teenage boy electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A teenage boy died from electrocution while listening music on his mobile phone through earpiece at Nauapara Bazar in Jessore district town early Tuesday,UNB News Agency Reported.
6 killed in a road accident at Sujanagar
Dhaka-Six people, including three women, were killed and a child was injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Ahmadpur adjacent to Kashinathpur Bazar in Sujanagar upazila on Monday morning.
5 killed as truck hits CNG autu-richshaw in Pabna
Dhaka – Five people including three women were killed and two others injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Ahmmadpur area adjacent to Kashinathpur Bazaar in Sujanagar upazila in Pabna early Monday.The deceased could not be identified immediately,UNB…
Couple killed by lightning strike in Moulvibazar
Dhaka -A couple were killed by a lightning strike at Jalalpur village in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Azir Ali,38, and his wife Alima Akter,24, of the area.Adampur union parishad chairman Abdal…
3 students drown in Dinajpur
Dhaka – Three students drowned in the Punarbhaba river adjacent to Kanchan bridge area in Dinajpur on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Masud Abdullah, 17, son of Abu Taher and a 1st year student of Dinajpur city college, Mehedi Hasan…
Ctg bldg fire burns 7
Dhaka – Seven people sustained burn injuries as a fire broke out on the ground floor of a six-storey building at Kalurghat in Chittagong early Saturday.The injured were identified as Rasheda Begum, 35, Bazlur Rahman, 40,Rayhan, 10, Shahera, 5, Mazid,…
Two workers die after inhaling septic tank gas in Pirojpur
Dhaka – Two workers died after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank of a house in PTI area of the Pirojpur district town on Saturday morning, UNB news agency reported.
Lightning strike kills farmer in Chuadanga
Dhaka – A farmer was killed by a lightning strike at Ruitanpur village in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Dabir Uddin, 42, son of late Dulal Uddin of the village,UNB News Agency Reported.
University student killed in Ctg road crash
Dhaka – A female student of International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) was killed and four others were injured as a bus carrying students collided with a truck on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Salimpur area in Sitakundu upazila on Thursday afternoon. The…
4 BD workers die in Saudi factory fire
Dhaka-Four Bangladeshi workers died in a fire that broke out at a furniture factory at Manfuha in Riyadh city of Saudi Arabia in Natore on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Samiul Islam alias Saddam,30, son of Syed Ali of Khajura…
Fire at maternity ward in Baghdad hospital kills 12 babies
A fire ripped through a maternity ward at a Baghdad hospital overnight, killing 12 newborn babies, government officials said Wednesday, a deadly blaze that was likely caused by faulty electrical wiring.By morning, grief-stricken fathers searched for their missing newborns in…
Man ‘electrocuted’ in Jhenidah
Dhaka – A man reportedly died from electrocution at Lebutola border area of Juluni border post (BOP) in Maheshpur upazila in Jhenidah early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rezaul Islam Khokon, 40, son of Monsur Ali, a resident of Lebutola…
6 drown in 4 dists
Dhaka – Six people, including four children, drowned in separate incidents in Panchagarh, Brahmanbaria, Dinajpur and Savar on Monday.In Panchagarh, two children drowned in a pond while taking bath at Sabarbhita village in Sadar upazila.The deceased were identified as Tuti…
College student drowns in C’nawabganj
Dhaka – A college student drowned in Ramdas Beel in Gomastapur upazila while he was taking bath in Chapainawabganj on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Ripon, 25, a student of Bogra Azizul Haque College and son of Roisuddin of…
Two skydivers killed in California, one was first-time jumper
San Francisco (AP/UNB) — The mother of an 18-year-old man who was one of two skydivers who died plummeting into a northern California vineyard said her son was jumping for the first time. Francine Salazar told a newspaper Sunday that…