Twenty people have been killed after a limousine careened out of control in what investigators described Sunday as the most deadly transportation accident in the United States for nearly a decade.
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Confirmed deaths near 2000, still more likely in Indonesia
The death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunami on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island neared 2,000 on Monday, but thousands more are believed unaccounted for and officials said search teams plan to stop looking for victims later this week.
Truck owners, workers on strike: Dissent accident penalty
Truck owners and workers went on strike in Dhaka division from Sunday morning to press home their seven-point demand, including amendment to the Road Transport Act-2018.
Suspected drug trader killed in Rajshahi ‘gunfight’
Rajshahi, Oct – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Jahajghat area of the Rajshahi city early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Alamgir Hossain Alo, 45, son of late Muktar Ali of ward…
‘The Hate U Give’ screenwriter Audrey Wells dies at 58
Los Angeles, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Audrey Wells, who wrote the screenplay for the brand new feature film “The Hate U Give,” died the day before the film was released after a five-year battle with cancer. She was 58.
Rescuers detect possible sign of life under quake-hit hotel
Palu, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — A French rescue team said Thursday it has detected a possible sign of life under the rubble of a hotel in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island nearly a week after it was hit by a powerful earthquake…
Cop killed, 6 other officers wounded in US shooting
Florence, Oct 04 (AP/UNB) — Seven South Carolina law enforcement officers were shot Wednesday, one fatally, in a confrontation with a man who held children, hostage, as he fired on the officers, officials said.
House fire kills 8 family members in UAE
A state-owned newspaper in the United Arab Emirates is reporting that eight members of one Emirati family have been killed in a house fire in the country.
Two killed electric fan factory blast in Tongi
Gazipur, Oct 2 – At least two workers were killed and 20 others injured following a blast at the heat chamber of an electric fan factory in Tongi on Dhaka outskirt Tuesday.
Suspected extremist leader killed in Pabna ‘gunfight’
A suspected leader of extremist gang ‘Lal Potaka’ was killed in a reported gunfight with police near Dhpaghat Boro Bridge in Sadar upazila early Monday.
Indonesia tsunami toll tops 800 amid search for survivors
Rescuers in Indonesia were scrambling Sunday to reach trapped victims screaming for help from collapsed buildings, while looters risked entering an unstable shopping mall to grab whatever they could find after a massive earthquake spawned a tsunami that left more…
Indonesia quake, tsunami deaths climb to 384
Indonesian television and other media, citing disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, says the death toll from the Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami has jumped to 384.
50 dead in Indonesia earthquake
Almost 50 people have been confirmed dead after a strong tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit a coastal Indonesian city on Friday. Waves of up to 2m (6.6ft) high swept through Palu on Sulawesi island. Video on social…
3 youths to die for killing schoolgirl after rape in Sherpur
A court here on Thursday sentenced three youths to death in a case over killing a minor girl after rape at Bakakura village in Jhenaigati upazila in 2016.
2 Bangladesh Navy men killed in cannonball blast in Bay
Two members of Bangladesh Navy were killed and six others injured in a cannonball explosion during a test firing at a ship in the Bay of Bengal in Chattogram on Thursday.
Missing businessman found dead in Ctg; two held
Chittagong, Sept 27 – Police recovered the body of a businessman, who went missing on September 17, from Boba Colony in New Mooring area of the port city on Wednesday night.
Suspected drug trader killed in Munshiganj gunfight
Munshiganj, Sept 26 – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Mirkadim in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila early Wednesday.
Truck rams into Chittogong autorickshaw stand: 5 killed
Chattogram, Sept 25 – Four auto-rickshaw drivers and a passenger were killed while two others injured as a speeding truck rammed a crowd at an auto-rickshaw stand in Thakurdighi area of Mirsharai Upazila on Tuesday morning.
Chased by cops, youth jumps into Barisal river, drowns
Barisal, Sept 23 – The body of a young man who jumped into a river in Mehendiganj Upazila on Saturday after being chased by police was recovered on Sunday.
Tanzania buries ferry disaster dead as toll hits 224
Tanzania declared the whole nation was in mourning Sunday as the first dozen bodies were buried from a devastating ferry capsize on Lake Victoria that left people 224 dead.
Two killed in Chattogram road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed following a collision among a car, a microbus and a parked CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Panchlaish in Chattogram early Sunday.
Excessive drinking killed over 3 mn people in 2016: UN
Geneva, Sep 23 (AP/UNB) — Drinking too much alcohol killed more than 3 million people in 2016, mostly men, the World Health Organization said. The U.N. health agency also warned that current policy responses are not sufficient to reverse trends…
2 UPDF men shot dead in Rangamati
Two activists of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), a Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political group, were killed in a reported gunfight between two rival groups at Ramsuparipara along Betchhari-Mahalchhari bordering area in Nanierchar upazila early Friday.
Over 100 dead after Tanzania ferry sinks on Lake Victoria
The death toll rose above 100 on Friday after a ferry capsized and sank on Lake Victoria, Tanzania state radio reported.
Man found hanging in Jashore
Dhaka- Police recovered the hanging body of a man from Pashapol village in Chowghaachha upazila in Jashore on Wednesday morning.
Manarat student murder case report deferred
Dhaka, Sept 16 – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka Sunday deferred the date for submission of the date in the case filed in connection with the murder of Manarat University student to October 15.
2 brothers’ bullet-hit bodies found in Jashore
Dhaka – Police recovered the bullet-hit bodies of two brothers from Sharsha and Keshabpur upazilas is 2 brothers’ bullet-hit bodies found in Jashore on Sunday morning.
Beaten for alleged theft, Rajshahi youth ‘commits suicide’
A young man allegedly committed suicide by swallowing poison after locals beat him on suspicion of theft at Paschim Budhpara area in the city early Friday.
Powerful typhoon lashes Philippines, killing at least 12
Typhoon Mangkhut lashed the northern Philippines with destructive winds and heavy rain that set off landslides and destroyed homes on Saturday, leaving at least 12 people dead and six missing, as southern China braced for the powerful storm.
Housewife found dead in Savar
Dhaka- Police recovered the body of a houseiwfe from a house in Khaguria area of Bhakurta union here in Savar on Saturday morning.