A construction worker died from electrocution in Sonadighi area of Godagari upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Jamal Hossain, 37, son of Rojom Ali, hailing from Abhoynagar upazila in Jessore district and a construction worker of Jamuna Oil Mill.
Two security guards of Gulshan Youth Club were received burn injuries when police were destroying detained illegal goods in the area early Sunday. The injured security guards are—Masud Rana, 42, and Akram, 40.
A middle aged man was sandwiched while he was trying to get into a passenger bus near Jatrabari crossing in the city on Sunday morning. The victim was known as Abul Kalam, 45.
Six people, including a pregnant woman, have been killed after a car veered off the road during a car rally in north-western Spain. Police said that 16 people had been injured, some critically, after the accident at the A Coruna…
Eight workers sustained severe burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in a ship-breaking yard at South Sonaichhari under Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong. Md Didarul Islam, the owner of ship-breaking yard claimed that the LPG cylinder explosion took place at…
A couple died from electrocution at Chapadal village in Badalgachchi upazila early Friday. The deceased were identified as Yeasin Ali, 60, and his wife Rina Begum, 52, of the village.
A Dhaka court has framed charges against 13 people including Tazreen Fashions Managing Director (MD) in two cases filed over the devastating fire at the factory that killed 112 workers and injured over 200 others in 2012. The factory was…
Two passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and its driver injured when a passenger bus hit the vehicle in the city’s Kakrail crossing on early Thursday. The victims were identified as Asif, 25, and Rubel 28. The injured driver was…
A madrasa student was killed by lighting at east Jhaukhali village under Taltoli upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Jahidul Islam, 17, son of Siddhiqur Rahman of the village.
A minor schoolgirl was killed and her grandmother injured by a lightning strike in Jamdia village in Bagharpara upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Suraiya Khatun, daughter of Mostain Hossain and a class III student of Samdia Government…
A young man died from electrocution in Kalidasganti village in Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Monju, 30, son of Momin, a resident of Boikunthopur village in Raiganj upazila. He was a hand-loom worker.
Six fish traders were killed and seven others injured as a truck overturned on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Dhonpur area of Sadar upazila early Monday. One of the deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, son of Bhola Seikh, hailing from Gobindoganj…
One person was killed and three others were injured in a road accident in city’s Shah Amanat Bridge area under Bakalia thana this morning.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Selim, 50, son of late Mohammad Yusuf, hailed from Patiya upazila…
Two people were killed as a truck overturned on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Baliajhuri area of Ghior upazila on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Taimur Rahman, 34, son of Makbul Hossain, and Alal Uddin, 40, son of Johur Sarder,…
Three garment workers were killed as a bus ran over them on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Ulail bus stand area in Savar on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. However,…
Hundreds of people are feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsized off the Libyan city of Zuwara, residents and officials say. The first boat, which signalled for help early on Thursday, had nearly 50 people on…
A farmer was killed by lightning and his wife was left critically injured at Vallipara village under Boda upazila of the district this morning.The victim was identified as Solaiman, 28, son of Budhrul Mohammad of Vallipara village.
The headmaster of a high school was killed as a human hauler ran over him in Maligram area of Khoksha upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Mahbubul Alam, 50, a resident of Chak Haripur village of the upazila and…
A bus helper was killed as the vehicle plunged into a roadside ditch at Rashidpur in South Surma upazila on Tuesday afternoon.The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained immediately.
Two minor babies died after drowning in a ditch in village Durakuti under Sadar upazila in Lalmonirhat district this afternoon, local sources and public representatives said.The victims are Mohid Uddin, 3, son of Sirajul Islam and his paternal cousin Mohir…
Six people, including two minor boys, received burn injuries in separate gas explosions in the city’s Pallabi and Demra areas on Monday. Four workers of a pharmaceutical company received burn injuries due to an explosion inside pharmaceutical factory in the…
A man died from electrocution at Chakbohorom village in sadar upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdur Rahman, 40, son of Jillar Rahman, a resident of the village.
Four policemen were killed when a train rammed a police van at Gola Hat Colony level crossing in Sayedpur upazila on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Maidul, 28, Saiful, 32, Shariful, 32 and Faruk, 32.
At least 44 people are now known to have died, and more than 500 injured, following two major explosions in China’s northern city of Tianjin. Twelve firefighters were among the dead, China’s official Xinhua news agency said as it reported…
Two people, including a new born boy baby, were killed and five others seriously injued when a CNG-run three wheeler skipped off into a roadside ditch in ccapital’s Khilgaon area on Monday evening. The victim was identified as Suraiya, 8,…
A female textile worker was killed as a bus ran over her on the Gazipur-Mymensingh highway in Rangila Bazar area of Sreepur upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Ranu Akhter, 30, daughter of Ala Uddin,
Two fish traders were killed and another was injured as a pickup van hit a truck on the Mongla-Khulna highway in Amtola area of Fakirhat upazila early Sunday.
Three people sustained burn injuries in a mysterious explosion in the city’s Central Road area on Saturday. The victims were identified as Fazlur Rahman, 47, and his nephew Delwar Hossain, 26, and niece Panna, 30. Inspector Mozammel, in-charge of Dhaka…
A man was killed and at least 19 others went missing as a bus plunged into a pond at Shologhar on Dhaka-Maowa Highway in Sreenagar upazila on Friday noon. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Two passenger trains in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have derailed minutes apart on a partially flooded bridge, killing at least 24 people, officials say. The trains were passing each other near the town of Harda, and some coaches…