Two boys went missing while taking bath in the Padma River in Kushtia while a minor boy drowned in Sunamganj district on Friday.
Category: Accidents
Housewife electrocuted in Magura
A housewife died from electrocution at Balidia village in Mohammadpur upazila on Wednesday evening.The deceased was identified as Hasina Begum, 45, wife of Ratan Mondal, a resident of the village.
41 bodies of Bangladeshi Hajis so far found in Mina
Forty-one dead bodies of Bangladeshi pilgrims have so far been found as they lost their lives in the Mina incident on September 24, according to the updated report received from Bangladesh Consulate General, Jeddah. Of the 41 victims, the identities…
Rangpur liquor swallowing death toll rises to 9
The death toll from liquor swallowing at Tajhat Bihari Palli in the city rose to nine as one more person died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
Housewife killed in Satkhira road accident
A housewife was killed as a motorbike crashed into her at Patkelghata on the Khulna-Satkhira Highway in Tala upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Rabeya Begum, 50, wife of Amir Ali Khan, a resident of Kumira village.
1 killed in road crash in Comilla
A man was killed and four others were injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Muradnagar on the Comilla-Sylhet highway in Muradnagar upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdul Mamin, 40, son of Abdul Rokan, a…
Man crushed under train in Chittagong
A mentally retarded man was crushed under the wheels of a train in Gomodondi Railway Station area of Boalkhali upazila on Monday morning.The victim was identified as Titu Mollik, 38, son of Krishno Gopal Mollik of East Gomodond village of…
Woman, grandson killed in Munshiganj road crash
A woman and her grandson were killed when a bus knocked down them on Dhaka-Mawa highway at Ghorghar in Sreenagar upazila on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Salma Begum, 35, wife of Abdul Maley, an expatriate and her grandson Jisan,…
Two minor girls drown in Bay near Cox’s Bazar beach
Two minor girls drowned in the Bay of Bengal at Kalatali point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach here on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Tahmina Akhter, 10, daughter of late Lokman Hakim, and Mina Akhter, 12, of Ularpara in…
Six of a family killed in Gopalganj, 12 elsewhere in accidents
Eighteen people, including six members of a single family, were killed and 29 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Gopalganj, Chuadanga, Magura, Comilla and Munshigannj districts on Saturday. In Gopalganj, six members of a family and another person…
Hajj stampede: Saudi king orders safety review
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca. Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred…
Road accidents kill at least 11 and injure 20 across country
Road traffic accidents in Bangladesh amid the Eid holiday rush on the highways have left 11 people dead. The accidents in Bogra, Narayanganj, Faridpur, Feni, Netrokona and Jhenaidah on Thursday also saw at least 20 others injured, police said. Muslims…
717 Hajj pilgrims killed & 800 injured in Mina
At least 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Makkah, the Saudi authorities said, the worst disaster to strike the annual Hajj pilgrimage in 25 years. At least 863 others were injured…
Road traffic accidents across Bangladesh kill 16
Road traffic accidents in Bangladesh amid the rush on highways ahead of the Eid have left 16 people killed in a single day. Collision between truck and autorickshaw claimed four lives in Sunamganj while three were run over by bus…
Man electrocuted in Rajshahi
A man died from electrocution at Gopalhati village in Puthia upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Hafiz Uddin, 40, son of Bhadur Uddin of the village.
8 local kabadi players among 9 killed as truck overturns in Orissa
Eight persons died when a mini truck carrying around 20 people, a team of local kabaddi players, overturned and fell off a bridge near Suarapalli village on the Lahunipara-Baharaposi in Sundargarh district on Saturday. Nine people have sustained severe injuries.…
Youth killed in Comilla road accident
A young man was killed in a road accident in Paduar Bazar bypass area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sadar Dakkhin upazila on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as, Rafiqul Islam, 38, a meter reader of Comilla Palli Bidyut Samity-2,…
Youth killed in Magura road accident
A young man was killed in a head on collision between a motorcycle and a truck in front of Magura Textile Mill on the Magura-Jessore Highway in Sadar upazila on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Assaduzzaman Jewel, 32, son…
One killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Sirajganj
One person was killed and five others were injured as a bus knocked down a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Ram Char on the Hatikumrul-Bonpara road under Salanga police station on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil, 50, teacher of…
Woman killed in Madaripur road crash
A woman was killed in a road accident at Asmot Ali Bridge area under Sadar upazila last night.The deceased was Akhlima Begum, 38, wife of Surat Ali, resident of Kulpoddi area of the upazila.
Moudud’s son Aman dies
Aman Moudud, only son of BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed, died early Tuesday. He was 38. He breathed his last around 4:30am when he was being flown to Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore by an air ambulance from United…
5 shops gutted in Shariatpur
At least five shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Kodalpur Market under Gosairhat upazila of the district last night.Fire brigade sources said the fire originated from oven of a bread factory of the market at about 1.00…
Social Welfare Minister Syed Mohsin Ali dies in Singapore
Social Welfare Minister Syed Mohsin Ali has died. Doctors at the Singapore General Hospital pronounced him dead around 11am local time, the Bangladesh High Commissioner in Singapore Mahbub Uz Zaman told greenwatchbd.com. The 67-year-old was flown to Singapore on Sep…
2 killed in road crash in Tangail
Two people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between two trucks at Kudimdhalla in Mirzapur upazila early Monday. The deceased were identified as Joynal Abedin, 45, a cattle trader, and Jamshed Ali, 50, a truck driver,…
One Bangladeshi dead, 40 injured Makkah crane collapse
One Bangladeshi has been identified among 107 victims, who died in Makkah crane collapse on Friday. Deceased Abul Kashem hailed from Karnaphuli area of Chittagong, Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Golam Moshi has been quoted to have said. The officials…
2 killed, 3 injured in Gazipur road accident
Two persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Joinabazar-Kaoraid road of Sripur this morning.One of the deceased is Liakat Ali, 27, son of Dulal Miah of Niguari village of Mymensingh while the identity of another…
4 killed in three train accidents in Tangail, Comilla
Four people, including a woman, were killed in three train accidents in Tangail and Comilla districts on Saturday. In Tangail, two people were killed and another injured as ‘Moitri Express’ rammed an auto-rickshaw at Kalimajani level crossing in Mirzapur upazila…
Saudis blame high wind for crane collapse on Baitul Haram Mosque
Saudi Arabia has begun an investigation into why a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, killing at least 107 people. The huge red crane crashed into a part of the Grand Mosque as it was filled with…
107 dead in Makkah Masjidul Haram crane collapse
At least 107 people have died after a crane collapsed on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, the Saudi Arabian government has said. More than 230 people were injured in the accident, the country’s civil defence authority…
2 old men die from snake bite in Rajshahi
Two old men reportedly died from snake bites in different incidents in Poba and Charghat upazila of the city on Sunday.The deceased were identified as snake charmer Munjed Ali, 70, son Aroj Ullah, a resident of Holidagashi Moddapara village in…