Dhaka – A fire broke out inside an apartment at a multi-storied building in the capital’s Shantinagar area on early Wednesday. Sources at the fire service headquarters control room said the fire originated at around 1:00 am inside flat no.…
Category: Accidents
Seven killed in Mymensingh road crash
At least six people were killed and a minor injured when a truck hit an auto-rickshaw in Bagmara, Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh on Sunday. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Officer in-charge (OC) of Tarakanda police…
2 died falling from buildings in Madhya Badda and Pallabi
Two people, including a construction worker, died falling from two multistoreyed buildings in separate incidents in city’s Madhya Badda and Pallabi areas on Friday.
Indian leopard injures six in Bangalore school
A male leopard which entered a school in the Indian city of Bangalore injured six people trying to capture it. A scientist and a forestry employee were among those mauled during the near 10-hour long effort to corner the dangerous…
Two injured in Somalian explosion
At least two people were reported injured in an explosion aboard Daallo Airlines Airbus A321 flight in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.There were conflicting reports about whether flight D3159 made an emergency landing or failed to take off from the…
Trucks overturns killing 4 labourers in Barapukuria
Four day labourers were killed and three others injured as a truck carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch in front of the main gate of Barapukuria Coal Mine in Parbatipur upazila early Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Rezaul Islam,40,…
Five workers injured in Gazipur sweater factory fire
Dhaka -A fire broke out at a sweater factory housed in a high-rise commercial building in Signboard area of the city, leaving five workers who attempted to douse the blaze injured on Tuesday morning. Joydebpur Fire Service Station officer Hasibur…
4 bodies recovered from Meghna trawler capsize
The bodies of four people, who went missing in the trawler capsize in the Meghna River on Tuesday, were recovered from the river in Haimchar upazila on Sunday.
Two Rab men klled in N’ganj road accident
A sergeant and a constable of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have died after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck in Narayanganj’s Arhaihajar Upazila.
Chinese miners rescued after 36 days
Four Chinese miners who had been trapped underground for 36 days have been rescued, Chinese state media say.The men were trapped by a cave-in at a gypsum mine in eastern Shandong province in December.China’s CCTV showed dramatic footage of one…
4 die in a road accident in Daudkandi, 60 km east of Dhaka
Four people — three members of a family and their domestic help — were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a private car at Tamta in Daudkandi upazila early Tuesday.
Boat carrying 60 passengers capsize 200km off Dhaka
A ferry boat carrying about 60 passengers on board capsized in the Meghna River in Haimchar upazila, about 200 kilometres southeast of Capital Dhaka, on Tuesday morning.
Minor girl killed in Badarganj road accident
A minor girl was killed in a road accident in Boirampur Zambur Mour point on the Boirampur- Gutirdanga road under Badarganj upazila here today, police sources said.The deceased is Asrifa Begum, 10, daughter of Wasim Ali of village Gutirdanga Bhatia…
Two schoolgirls killed by bus in Dhaka
Within a span of seven hours, two schoolgirls — one fifth-grader another ninth-grader — were killed on Saturday as rashly driven two buses hit them in the city’s two adjacent areas — Matshya Bhaban and Shahbagh Crossing.The victims are Khadija…
Minor boy killed in Habiganj road accident
A minor boy was killed in a road accident in Kamalkhani area under Baniachong upazila of the district today.The deceased was identified as Tamim Hasan, 8, a student of class three and son of Ruku Miah of Jatrapasha village of…
Land minister’s son dies in road accident
Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif`s son Rana Sherif was killed in a road accident at the eastern side of the Bangabandhu Bridge early today, police and hospital sources said.”The accident took place as a motor vehicle hit the microbus of…
4 died on Bangabandhu Bridge
At least four people were killed and 20 injured in several accidents on the Bangabandhu Bridge due to dense fog, leading to snapping vehicular movement on the bridge on Saturday.Bangabandhu Bridge police station (east) officer-in-charge Akhiruzzaman said a bus rammed…
Road accidents killed 9,000, injured 22,000 in 2015 Bangladesh
Dhaka – At least 8,642 people were killed and 21,855 others injured in about 6,581 road accidents that occurred across Bangladesh in 2015. Bangladesh Jatri Kollyan Samity (BJKS), a rights group working for welfare of the passengers, said this at…
Minor boy electrocuted in Chandpur
A minor boy died from electrocution at Shahbajkandi village in Matlab North upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Talha, 2, son of Shahabuddin Mridha, a resident of the village.
Old man killed in M’singh road crash
A sexagenarian man was killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Shambhuganj Raghobpur on the Mymensingh-Kishoreganj highway in Sadar upazila of the district on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Kutub…
University students killed in Trishal highway
Two students of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University were killed in a road accident in Dorirampur area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh on Monday evening.The deceased are Abdullah Al Mamun, 20, first year student of computer…
Four burnt in balloon cylinder blast in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Four peoples have been burnt in a cylinder blast at the Rajshahi Cadet College (RCC), about 300 kilometres northwest of Dhaka. The accident occurred at the time of making the baloon with gas from the cyllinder on Saturday…
9 shops gutted in Jhenaidah
At least nine shops were gutted by a fire that broke out at Nangolband Bazar in Shailkupa upazila early Wednesday. Locals said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop around 1pm and it soon engulfed eight…
Youth electrocuted in Jessore
A young man died from electrocution in Bostapotti area of Jessore town early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Alim Hossain, 22, son of Jinnat Hossain, a resident of Kasba Kanthaltala area.
Huge waves of industrial waste have left scores missing in China
By VICE News and Reuters At least 91 people were missing after a giant mound of mud and construction waste spewed out of an overfull dump site in a southern China boomtown and buried 33 buildings in the country’s latest…
30 shops gutted by fire in Comilla
At least 30 tin-shed shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at a market in Gouripur Bazar area of Daudkandi upazila on Monday morning.Officials of Comilla Fire Station said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at…
Nearly 80 still missing in Indonesian ferry accident
Siwa, Indonesia – Nearly 80 people are still missing nearly 24 hours after a ferry ran into trouble in rough seas off the coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi, with authorities not ruling out the possibility of a sinking.\ The transport ministry…
59 missing as China landslide fell 22 buildings
A landslide at an industrial park in southern China buried more than 20 buildings and left 59 people missing on Sunday, state media and local authorities said, as more than 1,500 emergency workers searched the scene. A nearby section of…
4 rescued over 100 missing in Indonesia passenger boat sinking
Makassar, Dec 20 — At least four survivors were pulled from choppy waters in central Indonesia on Sunday as high waves and bad weather hampered attempts to reach a sinking passenger boat with more than 120 people aboard, officials said.…
Electric shortcircuit causes fire at Shahjalal Airport immigration office
Dhaka – A fire broke out inside the office of the officer-in-charge (Immigration) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Sunday morning. However, no causality or major damage was reported as the flame was doused instantly by internal…