Dhaka, Jan 16 – National award-winning singer Shammi Akhtar passed away here on Tuesday afternoon. She was 62. Shammi who had long been suffering from cancer breathed her last around 4:20pm while being taken to a city hospital, said her…
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‘Murder accused’ killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’
Dhaka – An accused in a case filed over the killing of a child after abduction was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Bahadurpur in Ashuganj upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Solaiman, 22, son of Ansar…
Truck hits auto-rickshaw killing 3 passengers Chandpur
Dhaka, Jan 16 – Three passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed and the driver was injured as a truck hit the vehicle at Panchani village of Matlab Uttar upazila on Tuesday morning.
Thousands still dying at sea en route to Europe
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jan 15 (IPS) – Amid concerns that 160 people may have drowned while attempting to cross the Mediterranean this week alone, the UN refugee agency have urged countries to offer more resettlement places.
13 die of burns received while warming from cold
Another three people who suffered burn injuries while warming themselves by fire amid biting cold died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Shukmoni 70, of Rajpur in Lalmonirhat, Jameron, 80, of Taraganj upazila,…
One of 3 suspected militants killed on Friday, identified
Dhaka, 14 Jan – One of the three suspected militants killed in Nakhalpara raid on Friday is Mezba Uddin, a resident of Comilla. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) confirmed the identity after his fingerprints were matched with national identity database.
1 killed in Chuadanga road accident
Dhaka – A man was killed in a road accident at Osmanpur village in Alamdanga upazila in Chuadanga on Thursday night.
Singer Nokul Kumar’s 2 co-artistes killed in road crash
Dhaka – Two co-artistes of singer Nokul Kumar Biswas were killed and three other people were injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Brahmanpara area of Bhanga upazila in Faridpur on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Wahid…
Three killed at Nakhalpara ‘militant den’
Dhaka – Three alleged militants were killed and two members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) injured after the law enforcers carried out a drive at a suspected militant hideout at West Nakhalpara in the city early Friday.
3 suspected forest robbers killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’
Bagerhat, Jan 11 – Three suspected forest robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Sukhpara Char area under Swarankhola range of the Sundarbans on Thursday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be…
California mudslides death toll 17 – 13 still missing
Hundreds of rescuers are combing wreckage in Southern California for more than a dozen people missing after mudslides that have killed 17 people.
Housewife allegedly tortured to death by philanderer
Dhaka – A housewife was tortured to death allegedly by her philandering husband over a marital feud at Berigaon village of Sadar upazila in the district on Wednesday.The victim was identified as Firoza Khatun, 28, daughter of Md Shahjahan Mia…
Bus falls into Kushtia ditch, killing driver & helper; 20 injured
Dhaka – At least 2 people were killed and 20 other injured when a bus slid off a driveway and backed into the roadside ditch in Kumarkhali upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Nayon Hosen, 32, the driver,…
Myanmar army admits killings Rohingyas
Myanmar’s army has admitted for the first time its soldiers were involved in the killing of Rohingya Muslims in recent violence in Rakhine state.
Two awarded death for war crimes
Dhaka, 10 Jan – Two persons were awarded death sentence and three others given life in prison for crimes against humanity at Rajnagar of Moulvibazar district during the liberation war of 1971.
Mediterranean migrant arrivals 1072, deaths 81 in first week
By International Organization for Migration Geneva, Jan 9 (IOM) – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 1,072 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea during the first week of 2018, with around 450 each landing in Italy and Greece…
2 killed as 2 buses collide in Rangpur
Dhaka – Two people, including a bus helper, were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Bairagiganj on Rangpur-Bogra highway in Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur on Tuesday.
4 days of cold claims 12 lives in Bangladesh
Dhaka, 08 Jan – At least twelve people, including six children, died of cold-related ailments in Rajshahi, Kurigram and Thakurgaon districts in last four days as the northern districts bore the brunt of a cold wave crossing over Bangladesh.
10 BD workers killed in Saudi road crash
Ten Bangladeshi workers were killed in a fatal road accident in Western Jizan province of Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The accident took place around 7 pm when a vehicle hit a truck carrying 20 Bangladeshi workers to their workplace, leaving…
Seven killed as bus overturns in Feni
Feni, Jan 6 – Seven people were killed and 30 others injured as a bus overturned after hitting a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Amirgaon on Feni-Noakhali regional highway in Daganbhuiyan Upazila on Saturday evening.
6 killed as bus overturns in Feni
Dhaka – Six people were killed and 30 others injured as a bus overturned at Beker Bazar on Feni-Noakhali regional highway in Daganbhuiyan upazila on Saturday evening.
Worker killed, 8 injured in Gazipur building roof collapse
Dhaka, 05 Jan – A worker was killed and others eight workers were injured after a portion of the roof of an under construction building collapsed at Faugan area of Sreepur upazila in Gazipur on Friday afternoon. The deceased were…
2 killed in Narayanganj wall collapse
Dhaka- Two people were killed as a wall of an old building collapsed on them while demolishing it at Bholail in Sadar upazila on Thursday.
20 houses gutted in Jessore fire
Dhaka – At least 20 houses were gutted in a fire at the Ulasi-Gilpol government housing project in Sharsha upazila in Jessore on Wednesday night.The fire originated from the kitchen of a house around 11 pm and soon engulfed the…
UPDF leader shot dead in Khagrachhari
Dhaka-A leader of United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was gunned down by some unidentified miscreants in Sluice Gate area of Sadar Upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Mithun Chakma, 40, organizer of UPDF (Prasit group) district unit and son…
At least 48 dead in bus plunge onto rocky beach in Peru
Lima, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — At least 48 people died when a bus tumbled down a cliff onto a rocky beach Tuesday along a narrow stretch of highway known as the “Devil’s Curve,” Peruvian police and fire officials said.
Sylhet mudslide death toll reaches 5
Dhaka – The death toll from mudslide while extracting stones from a quarry in Jaflong area of Goainghat upazila rose to five as another succumbed to his injuries in Sylhet on Tuesday night.
Accidents rose 16%, fatalities 26% in 2017
Dhaka, Jan 1 – At least 4,284 people, including 516 women and 539 children, were killed and 9,112 others were injured in 3,472 road accidents across the country in the last year.
“Robber” killed in Netrokona gunfight
Dhaka – An alleged robber was killed during a gunfight with law enforcers in Mohanganj of in Netrokona early Monday.The deceased was identified as Lutfar Rahman alias Ripul, 40, son of late Abdul Motaleb Mia of Chanpur village of Mohanganj upazila.
JCD leader killed in Sylhet infighting
Dhaka – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was killed in a factional clash in Court Point area of the city on Monday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Abul Hasnat Shimu, former assistant organizing secretary of JCD Sylhet…