Two children were killed and two others were injured by a lightning strike in Ishwardi upazila on Tuesday evening.
Category: Accidents
2 killed in B’baria road crash
Two people, including a child, were killed as a truck knocked down them in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Father, daughter killed in road crash
Father and daughter were killed and five others injured in a road accident on Narail-Jessore road in Rupganj Bazar area of the district today.
Chinese ship capsizes on Yangtze with hundreds missing
Five people are dead and hundreds are missing after a ship carrying more than 450 people capsized on the Yangtze River in China’s Hubei province. The ship is submerged upside down in a wide stretch of the river – state…
Owner among 42 indicted in Rana Plaza collapse
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police on Monday afternoon submitted two separate charge sheets against 42 people, including owner Sohel Rana of Rana Plaza, in two cases filed after the factory collapse of the building and that left 1,136…
NGO employee killed road accident
An NGO employee was killed in Bismillah road area of Chandragonj in sadar upazila on Saturday.
Schoolboy killed by lightning strike in Manikganj
A school student was killed by a lightning strike at Charmastul village in Daulatpur upazila on Friday.
Death toll in trawler capsize in the Meghna now 9
The death toll from Thursday’s trawler capsize in the Meghna River here rose to nine with recovery of six more bodies on Friday morning. Seven of the deceased were identified as Ummeli, 04, Sumiya, 08, Faysal, 06, Bayezid, 02, all…
Electric lineman electrocuted in Joypurhat
An electric lineman Latiful Islam, 30, was electrocuted when he was repairing disconnected electric lines which was snapped by the storm recently.
Lorry driver killed in C’nawabganj road crash
A lorry driver was killed in a road accident on the Chapainawabgani-Shibganj road in Baroghoria upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Tuesday morning.
Farmer killed by lightning strike in Moulvibazar
A farmer was killed by a lightning strike at Barobari village in Sadar upazila on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Rashid Miah,48, a resident of Chowdhury Bazar village in Rajnagar upazila.
Fire guts 150 shops in Barguna
At least 15 persons were injured and 150 shops gutted in a fire at Barguna Super Market last night.The fire broke out at 10pm from an electric short circuit at a shop of the market which engulfed the other shops…
1 killed, 6 hurt by lightning strikes in Sylhet
One person was killed and six others were injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes in the different places of Goinghat upazila on Saturday.
10 killed as truck hits bus in Sirajganj
At least 10 people were killed and over 50 others injured in a triangular collusion between a truck and two buses at Shimantabazar on the western side of Bangabandhu bridge link road in Kamarkhand upazila on Saturday. Two of the…
2 killed, 40 hurt in road accident in Magura
Two persons were killed and 40 others injured when two buses collided head on at Vellakandi area on Magura-Faridpur highway this afternoon.
City cleaner, motorcyclist killed in accidents in capital
Two people, including a city corporation cleaner, were killed in separate accidents in the city on early Wednesday. The victims were identified as Asadullah Selu, 45, a cleaner of Dhaka South City Corporation, and Md Masud, 18, a motorcyclist. Sources…
Woman electrocuted in C’nawabganj
A woman died from electrocution at Makrampur Ghunti in Gomostapur upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Reshma,45, wife of Anwarul, a resident of the area,Locals said Reshma came in contact with a live electric wire while she was working…
One killed, 3 injured in Habiganj road accident
One person was killed and three others injured when a private car collided head on with a stone loaded truck at Talugarai area under Shaestaganj Thana this morning.The identity of the victim and seriously injured three persons could not be…
One killed, one injured by lightning in Jamalpur
A woman was killed and her husband seriously injured by lightning in Jamalpur Sadar upazila of the district this morning.The victim was identified as Moyna Begum 48, wife of Siddik Miah at Gajaria Paschimpara village under Lakshirchar union of the…
Lightning kills two in Sylhet
Two boy was killed as lighting struck them at Dakshin surma upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased
Twenty shops gutted, damaged near Barisal Airport
Fire gutted ten shops and damaged 11 others at Rahamatpur Bazaar under Barisal Airport police station on Monday afternoon.Matiar Rahman, Airport police station officer in charge, fire assumed to be instigated from electric short circuit at about 2:55 PM Monday…
Women killed as bus hit her rickshaw in Capital
A housewife was killed as a speeding passenger bus hit her rickshaw from rear in the city’s Jatrabari on Monday. The victim was identified as Sobina Akhtar, 25, wife of Azizul Haque of Tangail. Police detained the killer bus and…
School boy killed in lightning strike in Manikganj
A school boy was killed and a girl injured in lightning strike during nor’wester storm in Bachmara area of Daulatpur upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Islam, a class X student of a local school.
Elderly man killed in road accident in Parbotipur
An elderly man was killed in a road accident at Chandapara Bridge point on the Parbotipur-Fulbari road under Parbotipur upazila in Dinajpur district this afternoon, police said.The deceased was identified as Shamsul Haque, 64, of Kuthipara village under Habra union…
Boy falls mysteriously from 5-storey building, dies
A Child boy was killed after falling down from the rooftop of a 5-storey building in Old Dhaka’s Patuatoli area on Saturday. The victim was identified as Sajjad Hossain, 11, son of Firoz alam. Sajjad, who was a class IV…
Minor boy slips on staircare, dies at Shyampur
A madrasah student (8) died after slipped down on the staircase of a 4-storey building in the city’s Shampur area on Friday. The victim was identified as Sajedur Rahman Sajid, 8, a class II student of a local Madrasa.
Technician injured in airconditioner blast dies in city
An air-conditioner technician, who suffered burn injuries in an explosion at a workshop in Kazipara area of the city on Thursday night, succumbed to his injuries in DMCH on Friday. The victim was identified as Nazmul Islam, 35. He was…
Lightning kills two farmers in Sirajganj
Two farmers died on the spot when thunderbolts hit them during a storm in Shahjadpur upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Ayub Ali, 45, of Jamirta village and Saher Ali Fakir, 43, of Narua village under…
Woman killed as human hauler hits her in Pabna
A woman was killed when a human hauler (Nasiman) hit her at Chinakhara on the Dhaka-Pabna Highway in Sujanagar upazila on Wednesday night.
2 killed in Gazipur train crashes
Two people were killed as they were crushed under the wheels of speeding trains in two separate incidents in the district on Wednesday.One of the deceased, one was identified as Al-Amin, 25, a resident of East Chandra area.