The much-talked-about Road Transport Act comes into effect on Friday, November 2019.
Category: Accidents
Survivors say burning train took 20 minutes to stop, 74 dead
A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province on Thursday, killing 74 people, and survivors said afterwards it took nearly 20 minutes for the train to stop amid contradictory reports about the condition of the train’s…
Dhaka gas cylinder blast kills 5, injures 22
At least five children were killed and 22 people injured in a cylinder blast in Rupnagar Residential Area of the city on Wednesday.
7 injured as train hits microbus at Darshana Station
Chuadanga, Oct 27 (UNB) – At least seven people, including women and children, were injured when an India-bound freight train hit a microbus at Darshana on Sunday night.
Mother, baby among 3 killed as bus overturns in Bogura
Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and 10 others injured when a bus overturned in Shibganj upazila of the district early Friday.
4 Shariatpur speedboat crash fishermen victim’s bodies found
Shariatpur, Oct 25 -The more bodies of three fishermen, who went missing following a collision between two speedboats in the Padma River in Jajira Upazila on Wednesday, were recovered on Thursday, raising the death toll from the incident to four.
Fire at Keya Spinning Mills Ltd in Gazipur
A fire broke out at the Keya Spinning Mills Ltd at Konabari on Monday.
2 Bogura workers die falling into septic tank
Bagura –Two construction workers died after falling into a septic tank at Nanglu village in Dhunat upazila on Sunday.
Tongi college students block road, protest fellow’s death
Gazipur, Oct 16 (UNB) – Students of Tongi City College blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Wednesday morning following the death of a student in a road crash on Tuesday.
2 workers die of toxic gas in Chittagong shipbreaking yard
Chattogram, Oct 12 (UNB) – Two workers reportedly died after inhaling toxic gas in a shipyard at Kumira of Sitakunda upazila here on Saturday.
3 killed, 3 others injured as truck overturns in Gazipur
Gazipur, Oct 11 (UNB) – Three people were killed and three others injured as a truck overturned on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Garzaria Masterbari area in Sreepur upazila on Thursday night.
Three killed as bus hits roadside tree in Faridpur
Three people were killed after a passenger bus hit a roadside tree at Nagardia in Nagarkanda upazila on Dhaka-Khulna highway on Monday night.
Boy, 7, dead mom hurt: Pick-up hits 3-wheeler in Chandpur
Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) – Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Wednesday said journalists are continuously playing the role of vigilant sentinels of society.
10 missing as passenger boat sinks in Teesta River
Kurigram, Oct 6 (UNB) – Ten people went missing when a passenger boat sank in the Teesta River in Burirhat area under Rajarhat upazila on Sunday noon.
RMG official killed as covered van hits private car in Savar
An official of a readymade garment factory was killed after a covered van hit a private car on Baipail-Abdullahpur road in Moragang area of Ashulia on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Tajimul Islam, 35. He was the assistant general…
Child drowns while plucking water lilly
Cumilla, Oct 5 (UNB) – A madrasah student drowned while plucking water lilly at a canal at Homna here on Saturday.
Two killed as private car hits thre-wheeler in Barishal
Two people were killed as a private car hit a three wheeler on Dhaka-Barishal highway in Kashimpur area of the city on Saturday morning.
Train derails snapping Chittagong-Sylhet rail link
Brahmanbaria, Oct 4 – Train communications on Chittagong-Sylhet route remained suspended since Friday morning following the derailment of a bogie at Akhaura Rail Station.
2 pilots among 7 killed in B-17 crash in Connecticut
Windsor Locks, OCT 4 (AP/UNB) — A pilot with more than 7,000 hours of experience flying a B-17 and his co-pilot were among seven people killed when the bomber crashed and burned at a Connecticut airport, officials said Thursday.
Fire damages Gazipur fabric waste Jhut warehouses
Gazipur, Oct 3 – Eight warehouses of jhut (waste fabric from woven and knit garments) were gutted in a fire at Ambag in the city’s Konabari area on early Thursday.
4 bodies found in Taiwan bridge collapse, 2 people missing
Searchers have recovered four bodies and are looking for two people missing from three fishing boats that were struck when a bridge collapsed in Taiwan.
Fishing boat capsizes in Meghna: All 7 fishermen rescued
Chandpur, Oct 1 – A fishing boat capsized in the Meghna River on Monday night after it was caught in a storm. All the seven fishermen of the boat were rescued alive.
At least 7 killed as school collapses in Kenya’s capital
A school collapsed in Kenya’s capital on Monday morning, and officials said at least seven children were killed.
Three killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Sherpur
Sherpur, Sept 23 (UNB) – Three people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rickshaw at Citholia in Nakla upazila here on Sunday evening.
12 crew members of coal-laden sunken vessel rescued alive
Chattogram, Sept 12 (UNB) – Twelve crewmembers, who went missing after their lighterage vessel carrying 1,050 tonnes of coal sank in the Bay of Bengal near Sangu Gas Field on Thursday morning, have been rescued alive.
Bus plunges into ditch in Thakurgaon: Woman killed, 17 hurt
Thakurgaon, Sept 9 (UNB) – A woman was killed and 17 other people were injured when a bus plunged into a ditch at Sattyapir Bridge in the district town early Monday. The identity of the deceased could not be known…
East Punjab firecracker factory blast: 23 killed, 27 hurt
At least 23 people were killed and 27 injured after a massive explosion on Wednesday at an unauthorised firecracker manufacturing factory in a densely-populated residential area in East Punjab’s Gurdaspur, India. Several people were feared trapped under the debris and…
Actor Kevin Hart injured in car accident
Actor Kevin Hart suffered major injuries in a car accident in Los Angeles early on Sunday morning, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said. Hart, 40, was being driven in a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda shortly after midnight on Mulholland Highway when…
8 dead, 20 injured as bus skides off bridge in Faridpur
Faridpur, Aug 24 (UNB) – At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured after a bus fell off a bridge in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon. Three of the deceased were identified as Habibur Rahman, Faruk Hossain and…
Two buses collide, kill 3, injure 30 others in Thakurgaon
Thakurgaon, Aug 22 (UNB) – A head-on collision between two buses on Thakurgaon-Panchagarh Highway left four people dead and 29 others injured on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Babul, 28, a minibus driver AbulKalam Azad, 50, son of…