Three people were killed and five others injured in two separate road accidents in Pabna Sadar upazila early Sunday and on Saturday night.
Category: Accidents
25 injured in Sylhet clash
At least 25 people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Isabpur village in Biswanath upazila of the district on Tuesday.
Driver killed, 4 injured in truck collision
Driver killed and four others injured after a watermelon laden truck collided with a brick laden truck at Rahamatpur on Barisal Dhaka highway at about 10:00 pm Sunday night.
Allah is Great, says factory building collapse survivor
DHAKA: Reshma, the girl who survived the tragic building collapse and was rescued after being trapped inside the debris for 17 days, said she has never imagined coming out.
4 killed in Chapai road crash
At least four people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Atahar of Chapainawabganj on Monday morning. Witnesses said a rashly driven truck rammed over a motorcycle in the area, leaving four people dead on the spot…
16 houses damaged in Sylhet landslide
Sylhet district administration on Saturday asked 16 families to evacuate their houses as earth of a hillock in city fall on the houses due to heavy raining.
3 of a family die Bogra accident
Three members of a family were killed in a tragic road accident at Shakharia Jangalpara area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Friday.
Boat capsize kills 2 in B’baria
BRAHMANBARIA: At least two people were killed and many others went missing as an engine-run bridegroom party’s boat capsized in Meghna River at Ashuganj upazila of the district on Wednesday evening.
City sweater factory fire kills 8 including DIGP
DHAKA: At least eight people including a DIG of police & its managing director were killed in a devastating fire at a sweater factory in capital’s Mirpur on Wednesday night.
3 siblings among 5 killed in Tangail
TANGAIL: Three siblings among five were killed and three others injured as a pick up van turned turtle after being chased by hartal supporters in Agbikromhati on Dhaka-Tangail highway of the district on Thursday morning.
Building collapse death toll now 892
DHAKA: The death toll rose to 892 in Savar Rana Plaza collapse with the recovery of 15 more bodies the debris till 7:30 am Thursday on the 16th day of the incident.
5 train bogies torched, Station Master suspended
CHITTAGONG: Unidentified miscreants torched five bogies of an express train running on Chittagong-Dhaka route at Chittagong Railway station early Tuesday.
Properties worth Tk.6 lakh gutted in Rampal
Properties worth Tk.6 lakh were gutted when a big fire broke out in the village Mallikerber under Rampal Upazila in the district Bagerhat on the night of Saturday.
Youth electrocuted in Sylhet
A young man was electrocuted in Mendibag area of the city on Tuesday evening.
Properties worth Tk.6 lakh gutted in Rampal
Properties worth Tk.6 lakh were gutted when a big fire broke out in the village Mallikerber under Rampal Upazila in the district Bagerhat on the night of Saturday.
Twine kids drowned in Jhenidah
Two twine kids were drowned at at Mashli village pond under Kaliganj upazila of the district.
Court room roof collapse in Khulna
The roof of a room at Paikgacha Upazila Magistrate Court here collapsed on Tuesday.
8 killed in Gazipur road crash
At least eight people were killed and three others injured in a road accident in Ulokha in Kaliganj of the district early Monday. Witnesses said that a fertilizer-laden truck plunged into roadside ditch in the area when its driver lost…
Nepal bus crash kills 29
At least 29 people have been killed and 12 injured after a bus veered off a narrow mountain road in thick fog in western Nepal on Saturday, police said.
Head-on collision kills 3 in Khulna
Three people were killed and nine others injured in a head-on collision between two passenger buses in Jhilerdanga area Dumuria upazila Saturday morning. Of the deceased, one was identified as Mamun, 25, helper of a bus and inhabitant of Arafat…
Police say quoting gang-member: 11 BD fishermen killed, trawler snatched
A detained Rohingya member on Sunday confessed that a gang of his country-men killed some 11 fishermen at Sonachar sea channel in Barguna district on January 2, police said. The gang also snatched a trawler from the procession of the…
Woman crushed under train in city
A woman was killed as a train knocked her down at Baraitala area under Shyampur of the city on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Nasima Akter, 45, wife of Sajal Mia, hailed from Bhola district. Nirob, relative of…
Tazreen fire probe finds sabotage
banglanews24.com The inquiry committee formed by the home ministry made five final and 16 general recommendations, including punishment of Tazreen’s owner Delwar Hossain. Convener of the investigation committee Mainuddin Khandaker Monday submitted the probe report to the home ministry. Mainuddin…
Japan pledges $2.1 bln for metro rail
Japan has made about $ 2.1 billion aid commitment for the Mass Rapid Transit Development (MRT) project aimed at easing the Dhaka’s nagging traffic gridlock. “The total cost of the project is $2.7 billion and Japan will provide us $2.1…
Family of the dead to get Tk 200,000
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday announced Tk 200,000 for each of the families who lost their loved ones to the devastating fire at a factory at Ashulia in Savar and to the collapse of a flyover at Bahaddarhat in…
Devastating garment fire: Poor governance, CSR to blame
Mostafa Kamal Majumder : The death of yet another 112 workers in Saturday’s devastating fire at the Tazreen factory in Ashulia, Savar, has brought to the fore safety and security of three million garment workers – most of them women…