Dhaka – A man was killed and several people were injured as a storm lashed eight villages under two unions in Bagha upazila on Tuesday.Locals said Sader Ali, 55, of Gochor village was killed when he fell off his bicycle…
Category: Death
College student found dead at Buriganga
Dhaka – Police recovered body of a college student from Buriganga river in Char Mirerbagh Kheyaghat area of Dakhshin Keraniganj upazila on Monday night one day after he had gone missing.The deceased was identified as Md Alauddin Hossain Ifad, 18,…
Elderly woman killed in Gopalganj bus crash
Dhaka- An elderly woman was crushed under a bus on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Chapta area of Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Moriam Begum, wife of Moksed Mollah, a resident of Kusumdia village of…
Man beaten dead by ‘police’ in Joypurhat
Dhaka- A man was beaten to death allegedly by police at Harunga village of Kalai upazila in Joypuhat early Monday.The deceased was identified as Saidur Rahman, son of Ashraf Ali, a resident of the village.Belayet Hossain, additional superintendent of Joypurhat…
Minor found dead in Manikganj
Dhaka – An eight-month-old minor girl was found dead in a pond at Baniyajhuri village of Ghior upazila in Manikganj on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Taha Islam, daughter of Sohel Miah, a resident of Sheldhara village.
4 killed in B’baria road crash
Dhaka – Four people were killed and eight others injured in a road accident at Malihata on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sarail upazila on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Momin Miah, 40, a resident of Sadar upazila, Syed Uddin, 55,…
2 killed, 10 injured in B’baria road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident at Malihata on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sarail upazila in Brahmanbaria on Sunday morning.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Wild elephant found dead in Sherpur
Dhaka – A wild elephant was found dead at Rangajan village of Sreebardi upazila on Friday afternoon.Md Tariqul Islam, Balijhuri range officer of the Forest Department, said locals spotted the elephant’s body in a paddy field near the no-man’s land…
Zia Trust graft case defence lawyer dies in court
Dhaka, Oct 5 – TM Akbar, one of the counsels of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and former president of Dhaka Bar Association, died of brain haemorrhage here on Thursday. He was 86.
Youngman’s body recovered from Buriganga
Keraniganj, Oct 04 – Members of river police recovered decomposed body of an unidentified young man from the Buriganga river in South Keraniganj Upazila in Dhaka on Tuesday night.
One killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw
Dhaka – A man was killed and five others injured as a bus hit an auto-rickshaw in the municipality area in Sadar upazila in Madaripur on Tuesday morning.
Las Vegas gunman used ‘bump-stock’ device to speed fire
Las Vegas, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) -The gunman who unleashed hundreds of rounds of gunfire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas attached what is called a “bump-stock” to two of his weapons, in effect converting semi-automatic firearms into fully…
Minor siblings drown
Dhaka-Two minor siblings drowned in a canal at Choto Khurma village in Bishwanath upazila in Sylhet on Monday.The deceased were identified as Rohan Ahmed, 12 and Redwan Ahmed, 8, sons of Ezzad Ali of the village.
Pedestrian crushed under bus in Sylhet
Dhaka – A pedestrian was crushed under a bus on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Bhanudeb village in Nabiganj upazila in Sylhet on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Motai Miah, 55, resident of the village.
58 killed, 515 injured in Las Vegas Music Concert shooting
Las Vegas, Oct 2 (AP/UNB) — A gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel-casino unleashed a hail of bullets on an outdoor country music festival below, killing at least 58 people as tens of thousands of…
2 killed in Dinajpur road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed in a road accident in front of Sadar upazila parisad in the district town in Dinajpur on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Mandar Ali, driver of the human hauler, and its passenger Jahangir.
Madrasa girl killed in Chuadanga road crash
Dhaka – A madrasa girl was killed as a tractor hit a human hauler carrying her at Boidyanathpur village in Jibannagar upazila on Monday morning.
Cop stabbed dead in Kishoreganj
Dhaka – A policeman was stabbed to death by a gang of hijackers on Dhaka-Sylhet highway under Syed Nazrul Islam Bridge in Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Arifur Rahman, 25, a member of Police…
2 women killed in knife attack at French train station
Marseille, Oct 1 (AP/UNB) — A man with a knife attacked people at the main train station in the southeastern French city of Marseille on Sunday, killing two women before soldiers fatally shot the assailant, officials said. French police warned…
Comilla bus plunge leaves 7 dead – 15 injured
Comilla, Oct 01 – At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Nuritola area in Chandina upazila on Sunday.
Comilla bus plunge leaves 7 dead
Comilla- At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Nuritola area in Chandina upazila on Sunday.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Body of worker missing in boat capsize found
Dhaka – The body of a day labourer, who went missing as a boat capsized in the Old Brahmaputra river in Dakpara area of Sadar upazila in Sherpur on Thursday evening, was found dead in Sarifpur area of Jamalpur district…
Human hauler driver electrocuted in Jessore
Dhaka – A human hauler driver died from electrocution in Durgapur area of Sadar upazila in Jessore on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Md Sabuj Hossain, 30, son of Mizanur Rahman.
Syria’s survival is blow to jihadists
By Alastair Crooke Syria’s victory in remaining still standing – still on its feet, as it were – amid the ruins of all that has been visited upon her, marks effectively the demise of the Bush Doctrine in the Middle…
Burma is playing politics with the dead
Alleged Atrocities Need International Inquiry Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia Director, HRW Burma’s military announced this week that it had dug up 28 bodies in a mass grave in northern Rakhine State. The following day, they claimed to have found another 17…
2 bikers killed in Pabna road crash
Dhaka- Two motorcyclists were killed as a microbus rammed their motorcycle in Bannaipara area of Sujanagar upazila on Friday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Raja, 35, son of Monu Harijan, a resident of Harijan colony of the district town and…
Son electrocuted in Joypurhat, father injured
Dhaka – A man died and his father was injured from electrocution at Khalisabari village of Khetlal Upazila in Joypurhat on Friday noon.The deceased was identified as Sohag Hossain, 26, son of Mottaleb Hossain, resident of the village.
2 missing in Sherpur boat capsize
Dhaka – Two day labourers went missing as a boat capsized in the Old Brahmaputra river in Dakpara area of Sadar upazila in Sherpur on Thursday evening.The missing are Farid Hossain, 26, son of Yusuf Ali, and Shahidul Islam, 25,…
Mumbai railway station stampede kills 22
A stampede at a Mumbai railway station during the morning rush hour has left 22 people dead and injured about 30, Indian officials report. The incident at Elphinstone station, which connects two of the city’s major local lines, was triggered…
College student found dead in C’nawabganj
Dhaka- A college student was found hanging from a tree in Telipara area of Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Masud Rana Masum, 19, son of Kabir Ali, a resident of the area and an honours student…