Dhaka, Aug 23 (UNB) – Kuldip Nayar was among the journalists who had staunchly opposed the Emergency and was jailed during that period. He was honoured with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his contribution to journalism at the eighth edition of…
Category: Death
Cow bought for Eid slaughter kills man with horns in Dhaka
A man has died after a cow to be slaughtered in the Eid-ul-Azha hit him with the horns at Postogola in Dhaka.
Truck-microbus collision kills 6 in Feni
Feni (Bangladesh), Aug 20 – At least six people, including three women and two minors, were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Muhuriganj in Chhagalnaiya Upazila early…
34,000 Rohingyas murdered in Rakhine since Aug last
Over 24,000 Rohingyas were murdered and 18,000 Rohingya women and girls raped during Myanmar’s crackdown in Rakhine State since August last year, says a research report.
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies
Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.
3 minor boys drown in Laxmipur
Dhaka– Three minor boys drowned in a pond at Mohadebpur village of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Friday afternoon.
Man found hanging in Rajshahi
Dhaka– Police recovered the hanging body of a man from his mango orchard at Diyatpara village in Bagha upazila in in Rajshahi on Friday afternoon.
FM Mahmood Ali in New Delhi to attend Vajpayee’s funeral
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali reached New Delhi on Friday morning to attend the funeral of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Aretha Franklin, ‘Queen of Soul’, dies aged 76
Aretha Franklin, the “queen of soul” known for hits like Respect and Think, has died in Detroit at the age of 76. The legendary singer was diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and announced last year she was retiring from music.…
Missing schoolboy found dead in Savar; 2 held
Savar, Aug 16 – A schoolboy, who remained missing since Tuesday, was found dead at Bhagalpur Balurghat along the Bongshi river in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, on Thursday.
Cars plunge as highway bridge collapses in Italy; 22 dead
A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed Tuesday in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 45 meters (nearly 150 feet) into a heap of rubble below. A transport…
Islami Bank’s Director Md. Mizanur Rahman passes away
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Md. Mizanur Rahman, director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Islami Bank Foundation, also former District and Session Judge passed away (Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun). He breathed his last on the early hours of…
Pedestrian killed being hit by bus at Gulistan
Dhaka- An unidentified man was killed as a passenger bus hit him in front of Hotel Imperial at Gulistan in the city on Sunday. Police said a passenger bus of “ Khaja Paribahan” hit the unidentified man, aged around 35,…
Killers of Ramiz Uddin College students to be punished: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday promised to bring to justice those responsible for the accident that took the lives of two students of Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College.
Two schoolboys drown in city’s Ramna Lake
Two schoolboys drowned in the Ramna Lake in the city on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Adnan, 15, and Mahfuz, 15, students of Willes Little Flower School and College.
Mim-Rajib deaths: PM lays RU College underpass foundation
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid the foundation stone of an underpass at a road adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College in the city.
Sylhet JCD leader killed in factional clash
Sylhet, Aug 12 – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal was killed and two activists injured in a factional clash in Kumarpara area of the city on Saturday night.
Minor boy drown in Chandpur pond
Dhaka– A minor boy drowned in a pond in Bagadi village of Sadar upazila in Chandpur on Thursday.
Suspected Drug trader killed in Munshiganj ‘gunfight’
Munshiganj, Aug 10 (UNB) – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Purbakumarbhog in Louhajang Upazila early Friday.
Bus owners must give Tk 5 lakh to Mim, Rajib’s families each
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order directing the owners of ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ to provide Tk 5 lakh within one week to each family of the two students who were killed in a…
One burnt to death for killing van puller in Dinajpur
Dhaka – A man was burnt to death as villagers set him on fire while he was fleeing after ‘killing’ a van puller at Jagodal Dangapara in Birganj upazila in Dinajpur on Thursday.
No bus to run in capital on contractual basis, say owners
Dhaka, Aug 8 – As part of its efforts to curb road accidents, Dhaka Road Transport Owners’ Association has decided not to run any bus on a contractual basis, which leads to rash driving, in the capital from Thursday.
Three killed in Sylhet road crashes
Dhaka – At least three persons including a teenage boy were killed in separate road accidents in Gopalganj and Fenchuganj upazilas in Sylhet on Wednesday and Tuesday night.
Driver confesses buses’ competition cause deaths
Dhaka – Two buses’ competition to get more passengers on board has resulted in the fatal accident that caused the tragic end of two young lives on Airport Road on July 29.
Youth stabbed to death in Chattogram
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to death by a miscreant following a brawl at Gunagari area of Banskhali upazila in Chattogram on Tuesday morning.
3 die inhaling septic tank gas in Narsingdi
Narsingdi – Three people died and another person fell sick after inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank of an under-construction building in Bank Colony area of Nasrsingdi municipality on Monday.
Two killed in separate incidents in Savar
Dhaka – Two people were killed in separate incidents in Savar on Sunday.
College principal found dead in Sylhet hotel
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of a college principal from a residential hotel at Dhopadighipar area in Sylhet on Saturday.
Husband commits suicide in Rajshahi after brawl with wife
Dhaka – A young man committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Tulshipur Chakpara village in Bagha upazila on Saturday morning.
Van torched as college girl crushed under wheels in Gazipur
Amid the ongoing student demonstrations demanding safer roads, another college girl was killed after being hit by a covered van at Barabari on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Saturday which was later torched by an angry mob.