Dhaka- Two fishermen were killed as a trawler capsized in the Meghna River in Lalmohan upazila in Bhola early Thursday.The deceased were identified as Kabir, 35, son of Md Hossain, and Rasel, 20, son of Foyezullah of Fatemabad in the…
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2332 commit suicide in one BD district in 7 yrs
A total of 2,332 people committed suicide in the district in the last seven years till 2016, as per the data of Society for Voluntary Activities (SOVA). SOVA, which has been working on suicide in Jhenidah for over 10 years,…
Elephant kills navy man in Kaptai
Dhaka – A member of Bangladesh Navy was killed in a wild elephant attack in Navy road area under Kaptai upazila of Rangamati district on Monday night.The deceased, Shahadat Hossain, 40, was posted at BNS Shaheed Moazzem Training Base Camp…
Building collapse kills at least 5 in Pakistan
A dilapidated, three-story building in a poorer neighborhood of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi collapsed before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 14, a rescue and senior police official said.Several hours into the day, rescuers were…
Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau dies at 89
Los Angeles – Martin Landau, the chameleon-like actor who gained fame as the crafty master of disguise in the 1960s TV show “Mission: Impossible,” then capped a long and versatile career with an Oscar for his poignant portrayal of aging…
Youth dies from snakebite in Jessore
Dhaka- A young man died from snakebite at Sadipur village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore early Sunday.Locals said Musa Hossain, 25, son of Asad Hossain, a resident of Sadipur village, was bitten by a venomous snake while returning home from…
Worker dies from electrocution in Jessore
Dhaka – A worker died after being electrocuted at Dighirpar Taltola under Manirumpur upazila of the district on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdul Awal, 30, son of Munshi Abed Ali Sarder, a resident of Dighirpar village of the…
Road crash kills one in Bogra
Dhaka- An old man was killed and 10 other people were injured following a head-on collision between a truck and a bus on Bogra-Rangpur Highway in Sadar upazila in Bogra on Friday.
Chinese dissident Liu Ziabao dies
Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo died on Thursday from multiple organ failure, the authorities said, having not been allowed to leave the country for treatment for late-stage liver cancer as he wished. Liu, 61, was jailed…
BD War Crimes Tribunal-1 chair passes away
Chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 Justice Anwarul Haque died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) here on Thursday. He was 61.Justice Anwarul who had been suffering from cancer breathed his last at the hospital around 5:30pm, said ICT…
Unknown ‘viral fever’ kills 9 BD children in 4 days
Chittagong, July 12 – Nine children reportedly died of viral fever and 26 others fell ill in hilly Tripurapara of Situakunda area of the post city of Chittagong in the last four days till Wednesday.
3 dead as floods take alarming turn in 6 districts
The overall flood situation in six districts worsened further as major rivers there kept overflowing on Wednesday, leaving three people in Kurigram and Gaibandha dead, and hitting hard the normal life and academic activities.The flood situation deteriorated in Sirajganj, Jamalpur,…
65 more cobras killed in Natore, Rajshahi
Dhaka – At least 65 baby cobras, including a mother, have been killed in separate incidents in Rajshahi and Natore districts.In Natore, at least 35 baby cobras were killed and 15 snake eggs destroyed at Madhnagar village in Naldanga upazila…
Man kills wife, granddaughter in Chittagong
Chittagong, Jul 12 – A man allegedly stabbed his wife and four-month-old granddaughter in Nathpara area at Putibala union of Lohagara upazila on Tuesday night.
Juba League leader kills Sechchasebok League leader
Dhaka, Jul 12 – A Sechchasebok League leader was allegedly hacked to death by a leader of Jubo League in Munshirhat area of Thakurgaon district town on Tuesday night.
2 killed in Khagrachhari road crash
Dhaka – At least two people were killed and another was injured early Tuesday as a minibus ploughed into a group of people who put up a barricade on the road to check the suspicious speedy movement of the vehicle…
ISIS chief killed – Syrian Observatory
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters on Tuesday that it had “confirmed information” that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed.Russia’s Defence Ministry said in June that it might have killed Baghdadi when one of its…
3 killed in Rajbari road crash
Dhaka- Three people, including a child, were killed and 15 others injured in a triangular collision among a bus, a truck and a covered van on Doulatdia-Khulna highway in Goalanda upazila in Rajbari on Sunday.The identities of the deceased could…
AL leader killed in Gaibandha road accident
Dhaka – A local leader of Awami League was killed in a road accident at Chara Battala on Bogra-Ghoraghat regional highway in Gobindaganj upazila in Gaibandha on Saturday evening.
Fireman killed in city train accident
Dhaka – A fireman was killed after being hit by a train at Cantonment Railway Station in the city on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Abu Taher Mia, 43, hailed from Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur.
Man stabbed dead in Khulna
Dhaka – A man was stabbed to death allegedly by some unidentified miscreants in Amtola area in Khulna early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Harun-or-Rashid, 35, son of late Khan Abu Hasnat.
Jubo League man killed in Khulna
Dhaka- A Jubo League activist was killed allegedly by a fellow party man on Friday in Bosupara area of Khulna.The deceased was identified as Harunur Rashid Sumon, 35, son of late Khan Abul Hasan of west Baniakhamar area in sadar…
Police Sub-Inspector, wife shot dead at Dhaka home
A sub-inspector of Badda Police Station and his second wife have been shot dead at their house in the capital’s Rupnagar. SI Abdus Sattar, 32, and his wife ‘Shampa’, 28, were taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital in a…
Fireman killed in city train accident
Dhaka – A fireman was killed after being hit by a train at Cantonment Railway Station in the city on Saturday morning. -UNB
IS claims attack in Egypt’s Sinai that killed 23 soldiers
El-Arish – Islamic militants attacked a remote Egyptian army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a suicide car bomb and heavy machine gun fire on Friday, killing at least 23 soldiers in the deadliest attack in the turbulent region in…
8 bodies pulled from the rubble in Italy building collapse
Milan — Italian firefighters say eight bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a five-story apartment building that partially collapsed in a seaside town south of Naples. –AP/UNB
Mother-daughter killed in Comilla road crash
Dhaka- A woman and her daughter were killed and three others were injured when a goods-laden lorry rammed a CNG run auto rickshaw on Dhaka- Chittagong highway in Sadar Dakkhin upazila headquarters in Comilla on Friday.The identities of the deceased…
Feminist who popularised ‘Ms’, dies aged 78
Sheila Michaels, an American feminist who brought the honorific “Ms” into mainstream use, has died aged 78. Ms Michaels did not invent the term, but is credited with rescuing it from obscurity after she saw it used in an address,…
Boy 6 drowns in Jessore
Dhaka – A minor boy drowned in a water body at Aghrail Lebutala village in Sadar upazila in Jessore on Thursday.Police said Arafat, 6, a Class I student of Tero Aulia Primary School and son of Abu Bakkar went to…
2 minor siblings drown in Sherpur
Dhaka – Two minor siblings drowned in a water body (doba) at Balughata-Taranakandi village in Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Tajel Miah, 7, and his younger brother Tanvir Miah, sons of Lalchan Miah of…