A young man was electrocuted at Pathailhat village in Chatmohor upazila on Tuesday.
Category: Accidents
4 killed as truck crashes local 3-wheeler in Gopalganj
At least four people were killed and seven others injured when a truck collided head-on with a human hauler (locally called Nosimon) at Tekerhat on the Dhaka-Barisal highway in Maksudpur upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Kanai…
Juba League leader held for house that caved in lake killing 12
The owner of the two-storied bamboo-made house that subsided into the Mirhajirbagh Jheel killing 12 dead and leaving many others injured hsa been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) – 3. Maniruzzaman Chowdhury (38) the said owner has been…
4 killed in Kushtia bus plunge
Four people were killed and 25 others sustained injuries when a bus fell in a roadside ditch at the Noy Mile area in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia early Thursday. Identities of the deceased and injured could not be known immediately.
5 killed as bus crashes into pick-up van in Bagerhat
Five people were killed and three others injured in a collision between a bus and pick-up van on Khulna-Mawa highway in Foltita area of Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat district on Friday at noon.
35 hurt in road accident in Munshiganj
At least 35 persons were injured in a road accident in Boroigaon area on Bejgaon-Naopara road under Srinagar upazila of the district this afternoon.
Minor girl killed in Satkhira road crash
A minor girl was killed when a truck ran over her at Parulia on the Satkhira-Kaliganj road in Debhata upazila on Wednesday.
3 killed as truck falls into ditch in Keraniganj
Three people were killed and two others injured as a truck fell into a ditch at Dalimpur Sonahajra in Nawabganj upazila on Wednesday morning.
7 passengers killed as 2 buses smash car in Dhamrai
Seven people, including three children, were killed as a private car got crushed between two buses on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Barbaria bus stand area of Dhamrai upazila on Saturday. All the seven people, killed in the crash, were the private…
5 killed, 7 hurt as track rams onto 3-wheeler in Barisal
Five persons, including two women, were killed and seven others injured when a truck ran over a passenger 3-wheeler at Bashtola area on the Barisal-Dhaka highway on Thursday morning. Sources said the accident occurred at 9 am when a goods…
11 killed as 2-storey house subsides, collapses in city
At least eleven people died as a two-storey temporary house subsided collapsed into a lake at Mirhajirbagh in Rampura on Wednesday. The accident occured in the afternoon, when a lot of the dwellers left for work after lunch. Otherwise, a…
Rana Plaza IO given more time to submit collapse report
A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted more time to the Investigation Officer (IO) of Rana Plaza building collapse in Savar to submit the report. Dhaka’s Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Kazi Shahidul Islam granted Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Bijay Krishna…
One killed in Barisal road crash
A man was killed in a road accident at Old launch ghat area in the city this morning.
Over 100 people injured in clashes
over one hundred persons were injured in clashes between two rival groups of villagers at Ratanpur village under Habiganj sadar upazila of the district this morning and at noon.
Former UP member killed in Laxmipur road accident
A former union parishad member was killed as a bus ran over him in Charchamita Baaar area of sadar upazila on Wednesday night.
One killed in Magura road crash
A man was killed in a road accident at Simakhali on the Magura-Jessore highway under Shalikha upazila of the district this afternoon.
24 passengers killed 22 hurs as bus hits tree in Faridpur
In a worst bus accident of recent times in Bangladesh, twenty four people, including five women, were killed and 22 people seriously injured on the Faridpur-Barisal highway at Koidhubi in Bhanga upazila early on Thursday.
4 killed in Habiganj auto-rickshaw tractor collision
At least four people, including a woman and a child, were killed as a tractor collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw (locally known as easy-bike) at Umednagar on the Habiganj-Nabiganj Road in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning. Three of the deceased…
Man killed in Natore road accident
A man was killed and six others injured as a truck hit two human haulers in Tebaria rail crossing area of the district town on Sunday morning.
5 more bodies found, Buriganga trawler capsize toll 15
The death toll from Thursday’s trawler capsize in the Buriganga river at Aliganj Ghat in South Keraniganj rose to 16 with the recovery of another five bodies from the river on Saturday. Three of the deceased were identified as Abdus…
Another body found, Buriganga accident toll now 11
The death toll from Thursday’s trawler capsize in the Buriganga River at Aliganj Ghat in South Keraniganj rose to 11 with the recovery of another body from the river on Friday. The body of Alamgir Hossain, 25, son of Kurban…
Trainee pilot Tamanna’s family blames flying academy for deadly crash
Father Anisur Rahman, Deputy Director at the Directorate General of Health Services, says his daughter would often talk about the academy’s irregularities and mismanagement.
8 killed in trawler capsize in the Buriganga near Dhaka
The death toll from the trawler capsize in the Buriganga River at Aliganj Ghat in South Keraniganj rose to eight with the recovery of five more bodies on Thursday evening. The deceased were identified as M Samir, 45, son of…
2 dead 10 missing in trawler capsize near Gazaria
Two passengers were found dead and 10 others missing when a engine boat, locally called trawler, capsized in river Meghna after collision with a sand-laden vessel near Gazaria on Wednesday night. According to reports the trawler carrying about 35 passengers…
Woman pilot killed, instructor hurt in Rajshahi training aircraft fire
A female pilot burned to death and another suffered burn injuries when a training aircraft caught fire at Shah Makhdum Airport here on Wednesday afternoon.
Body of Railway Minister’s brother recovered from city lake
Police recovered the floating body of Railways Minister Md Mazibul Hoque’s elder brother from Dhanmondi Lake in the city on Sunday morning. Family members said the deceased, ABM Abdul Latif, also a former additional secretary, went out of their Dhanmondi…
Biman flight carrying 375 passengers escapes serious accident
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight escaped a serious accident following ignition of fire in the plane’s cockpit on Saturday night. The flight BG085 of Boeing 777-300 which took off from Singapore and was scheduled to land at the Shahjalal Airport…
Germanwings crash: Co-pilot ‘had depression’
The man suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings A320 plane in the French Alps required treatment for depression, German media say. Regular assessments were recommended in Andreas Lubitz’s official notes after a serious episode some years ago. The Barcelona-Duesseldorf plane…
Germanwings pilot ‘locked out of cockpit before crash’?
By Sally Hayden A search and rescue operation is continuing in the French Alps, as officials attempt to understand exactly what caused Tuesday’s plane crash tragedy that is thought to have killed 150 people. An Airbus A320 aircraft crashed in…
One killed in Jessore road mishap
A young man died at Jessore Medical College Hospital on Saturday night after he was wounded critically in a road mishap at Bakulia under Kaligonj upazila in Jhenidah.