Dhaka – Prominent film and television actor Nazmul Huda Bachchu passed away at a city hospital early Wednesday. He was 78. -UNB
Category: Death
3 killed as bus overturns in Khagrachhari
Dhaka, June 28 – At least three people were killed and 15 others injured on Wednesday as a Chittagong-bound bus overturned after hitting a roadside tree in Kalapani area of Guimara upazila in the hill district of Khagrachhari on southeast…
Nazrul exponent Sudhin Das is no more
Dhaka, Jun 27 – Prominent Nazrul exponent Sudhin Das passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday. He was 87. The singer breathed his last at Apollo Hospitals Ltd around 8:20 pm, said family sources.
Six killed and 16 missing in Colombia boat capsize
At least six people died when a passenger boat sank on a reservoir in north-western Colombia, officials say. They say that 133 people were rescued, but 16 are still missing after the four-deck Almirante went down near the popular resort…
BCL leader hacked to death by robbers in Laxmipur
Dhaka, June 25 – A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), who was reportedly chopped by robbers on Wednesday, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday morning.
Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing 120
Multan, June 25 (AP/UNB) – An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than 120 people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said. Rizwan Naseer,…
15 bodies found after landslide buries scores in China
Mao County, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) – Crews searching through the night in the rubble left by a landslide that buried a mountain village under tons of soil and rocks in southwestern China found 15 bodies, but more than 100 more…
Over 140 feared buried in China landslide
Chinese rescuers scoured through rocks on Saturday in a frantic search for more than 140 people feared buried after a landslide smashed through a mountain village in southwest Sichuan province. A couple and a baby were rescued and taken to…
Truck plunge kills 16 in Rangpur
Dhaka, Jun 24 – Sixteen people were killed and seven others injured as a cement laden truck fell ino a road-side ditch at Kolabari on Dhaka-Rangpur Highway in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur early Saturday.
Lightning strike kills youth in Bogra
Dhaka- A youth was killed after being struck by lightning at Dakshin Jamgram village in Kahalu upazila on Friday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Bakul Hossain, 22, son of late Musa, a resident of the village.
Man found dead in Faridpur
Dhaka – Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from a dustbin at Kabirpur adjacent to Faridpur bypass road on Friday noon.
Juvenile found dead in Jessore rehabilitation centre
Dhaka – A teenage inmate of Jessore Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself on Friday morning.The deceased was identified as Gobinda Soren, 15, son of Sushil Soren of Tantihat area in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi district. Mohammad…
BCSIR researcher killed in Rajshahi road crash
Rajshahi – A researcher of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) was killed and the driver of his car injured on Friday in a road accident near Bidyadharpur Kalina bridge in Mohanpur Upazila in the district. -UNB
BD youth injured in Thakurgaon BSF firing
Dhaka, June 22 – A Bangladeshi youth sustained bullet injuries in his stomach as Indian Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire on a group of cattle traders at Rotnai frontier in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon district on Thursday morning.
4 killed in separate road accidents in Ctg
Dhaka- Four people were killed in separate road accidents in the port city and Mirsarai upazila on Wednesday morning and Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Rafaul Mandol, 50, Md Kaium, 20, Md Sabuj, 25, and Musharraf Hossain Rony, 24.
2 killed in Nilphamari road accident
Dhaka – A motorcyclist and his pillion rider were killed as a bus knocked down them at Phultala on Nilphamari-Saidpur road in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
2 kids drown in Rajshahi pond
Dhaka- Two children drowned in a pond at Tarapur village in Puthia upazila on Tuesday.
Chapainawabganj road crash kills 1
Dhaka – A man was killed and another injured in a road accident in Shimultola area of Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday morning.
Six killed in Gopalganj road accident
Dhaka, Jun 20 – At least six people dies in the head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Barisal highway at Chagolchera area in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj district on Monday. Four victims died on the spot and two others on…
Bus collision kills 4 in Gopalganj
Dhaka- At least four people were killed and 23 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Barisal highway at Chagolchera area in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj on Monday.
Lightning strike kills siblings in Jessore
Dhaka – Two siblings died and their mother received injuries as a thunderbolt hit them at Kayra village in Sharsha upazila on Saturday night.
Queen, William visit Grenfell Tower centre
The Queen and Prince William visited a relief centre for Grenfell Tower fire victims, while the missing could number as many as 76, the BBC understands. Their visit to the Westway Sports Centre comes after police say some of those…
UK PM orders tower block fire inquiry
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the massive fire that engulfed a west London block of flats, killing at least 17 people. That figure is expected to rise, as fire chiefs have said they…
Sexagenarian killed in Munshiganj road crash
Munshiganj – A sexagenarian was killed and three others were injured in head-on collision between two battery-run auto-rickshaws in Aldibazar area in Tongibari upazila on Wednesday. -UNB
Teenager killed over posting indecent picture on Facebook
Brahmanbaria – A teenager was stabbed to death over posting an indecent picture on social networking site Fecebook in Pouratola area of the district town on Wednesday night. -UNB
12 killed, 74 injured in London high-rise blaze
Twelve people have died in a west London tower block fire and the number of deaths is expected to rise, police have said, according to latest information from the BBC.
10 more bodies recovered; landslide death toll now 140 in BD
Dhaka – Ten more people were killed in separate incidents of hillslides triggered by heavy rains in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar districts early Wednesday. -UNB
EU Del grieves loss of lives, property in Ctg-CHT landslides
Dhaka – The EU Ambassador to Bangladesh, Pierre Mayaudon, expresses his heart-felt sorrow and solidarity for the loss of lives and property caused by landslides in Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban in the early hours of 13 June.
Hillslide death toll in Bangladesh now 130
At least 130 people, including four army personnel and children, were killed in separate incidents of hillslides triggered by heavy rains in Bandarban, Chittagong and Rangamati districts early Tuesday. Ninety-eight of them were killed in Rangamati alone while 26 in…
3 killed in Comilla road crashes
Dhaka-Three people were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents at Kalakochua and Poduar bazar area on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla on Tuesday.Police said Md Kamrul Hasan, headmaster of Suhilpur Primary School and an unidentified man were killed…