Dhaka – Four people were killed and 20 others injured when a bus with a group of garment workers on board overturned on the Tangail-Mymensingh Road near Pouli bridge in Kalihati upazila of Tangail early Friday, UNB news agency reported.
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Mother sent to psychiatric hospital for killing 2 children
A Maryland woman who pleaded guilty to killing two of her children and injuring two of their siblings in what she believed was an exorcism in 2014 will go to a psychiatric hospital not prison.
2 killed in Mymensingh road crash
Dhaka – Two people were killed and another was injured as a private car overturned on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Meherabari area in Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh on Thursday noon.The deceased were identified as Ali, 38 and Palash, 35, hailed from…
Three of a family electrocuted Northern Bangladesh
Dhaka – Three members of a family died from electrocution at Saraigachi in Porsha upazila of Naogaon district on Wednesday, UNB new agency reported.
Man killed five injured as one launch hits another at terminal
Dhaka – A man was killed and five others were injured when a launch slammed into another launch at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the city on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
PM shocked at Narail AL leader Azad’s death
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed deep shock at the death of Advocate Abul Kalam Azad, former president of Narail district Awami League. Azad, a valiant freedom fighter, died of brain haemorrhage today. UNB News Agency Reported.
13 lose lives in road crashes in 6 dists
Dhaka – Thirteen people were killed and 48 others injured in road accidents in Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Dhaka, Chittagong,Sirajganj and Jhalakati districts on Wednesday.In Dinajpur, four people, including a woman and a child, were killed and 40 others injured as a…
Derailment cuts rail link with Chittagong
The train communication of Chittagong with rest of the country, including the capital, remained snapped following the derailment of an intercity train near Pahartali Railway Station in the city on Wednesday afternoon.Officer-in-charge of Pahartali Police Station Ranjit Kumar Barua said…
3 killed in Thakurgaon road accident
Dhaka – Three people, including a woman, were killed and a minor boy was injured as a minibus hit a pick-up van on Thakurgaon-Dinajpur highway at Boro khonchabari in Sadar upazila in Thakurgaon on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as…
Couple found dead in Khulna
Dhaka – A couple was found dead in two ponds at Ekhri village in Terokhada upazila in Khulna on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Khasru Mollah, 40, and his expecting wife Lippi Begum, 38, residents of the village.Mesbah Uddin,…
Ctg road crash kills 3, injures 4
Dhaka – Two people, including a woman, were killed and four others injured as a truck hit a minibus on Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Madan haat in Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Polina, 30, a…
Tampaco boiler blast victim dies; death toll 34
Dhaka – Another man who suffered serious burn injuries at ‘Tampaco Foils’ factory fire in Tongi BSCIC Industrial area of Gazipur on Saturday died at a private clinic in the capital on Tuesday night, raising the death toll in the…
Eid-ul-Azha celebrated amid sporadic rains
Dhaka: The Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, was celebrated with the spirit of sacrifice and festivity in the capital city and elsewhere across the country amid erratic rains. The eid celebrations began with morning prayers mostly in…
More police than people at prayers in Sholakia
The militant attack in Sholakia during Eid-ul-Fitr has led to more security but due to rain the turnout of the faithful was poor on Eid-ul-Azha.Rains and the lingering memory of the militant attack on Jul 7 kept many of the…
BD factory owner sued as boiler blast death toll rises
More than 30 workers have died after an explosion and fire engulfed a factory that produces packing for brands like Nestle. The father of one of the victims has filed suit against the building owner for manslaughter.
Lightning kills boy in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A minor boy was killed in a lightning strike at Purbo Delua village in Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Rasel, 9, son of Habibur Rahman of the village,UNB news agency reported.
2 labourers killed in Sunamganj boat capsize
Dhaka – Two labourers were killed as a limestone-laden trawler capsized in the Bholai River at Dakkhinkul village of Tahir upazila in Sunamganj district in sylhet early Monday.The deceased were identified as Tohadur Rahman, 20, son of Abul Kashem, and Sanjib…
Gaibandha road crash kills 2
Dhaka – Two people, including a woman, were killed and 16 others injured as a bus overturned at Dakghar on Gaibandha-Palashbari road in Palashbari upazila on Monday morning.The deceased were identified as Morsheda Begum, 21, and Dukhu Miah of Godarhat…
15,000 people being radicalised, warns French PM
More terror attacks are in store for France, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has warned, saying that some 15,000 people are in the process of radicalisation in France and currently on police radar, while 1400 under investigation. “The threat [of…
Tempaco factory fire death toll reaches 31
Dhaka – The death toll from the inferno at Tongi packaging factory has reached 31 with the recovery of two more bodies from the rubble early Monday. The deceased could not be identified immediately, UNB news agency reported. Rescuers pulled out the…
200 trucks of cattle at Daulatdia waiting to enter Dhaka
Dhaka, Sep 11 (UNB)- More cattle are expected to land in different cattle markets, especially Gabtoli and Mirpur Eastern Housing cattle markets in the capital by early Monday, as around 200 cattle-laden trucks have been waiting to load ferries in…
Slum fire kills mother-daughter in Ctg
Dhaka-A young woman and her three-and-half-year daughter were burned to death in a fire that broke out in a slum at Kalsi Dighi Par in the city’s EPZ area early Sunday.
Gazipur factory inferno death toll climbs to 29
Gazipur: The death toll from the fire that raged through a tobacco packaging factory at Tongi has climbed to 29 with the recovery of four more bodies from the debris on Sunday. Talking to reporters, district’s deputy commissioner SM Alam…
AL leader shot dead in Ctg
Dhaka – A local Awami League leader was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Kanchana union in Satkania upazila on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Jahirul Islam, 48, a leader of Kanchana union porishad Awami League.Officer-in-charge Satkania Police Station…
Jhenidah road crash injures 30
Dhaka – At least 30 people were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Markaz Mosque area Jhenidah town on Sunday.
‘Robber’ killed in Savar ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka -A suspected robber was killed in a ;gunfight’ between his associates and police at Srikhandalia in Ashulia area here in Savar early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain.Officer-in-charge of Ashulia Police Station Mohsinul Qadir said on secret information…
Traffic chaos on BD highways makes Eid trips horrible
Abdur Rahman Jahangir & M Jahangir Alam Dhaka – Huge tailbacks on different highways and ferry ghats and schedule collapse of bus operators for the third consecutive day on Saturday, made trips of the Eid holidaymakers to their destinations woefully…
Animal waste to be remoed within 48 hrs
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq on Saturday said the wastes of sacrificial animals will be removed from his city areas within 48 hours from the day of Eid-ul-Azha.
5.7 magnitide earthquake shaken Tanzania
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has shaken Tanzania in East Africa.
26 killed in Gazipur boiler blast
Gazipur: A fatal boiler blast and subsequent fire at a packaging factory in Tongi BSCIC industrial area here left 26 people dead and over 50 others injured on Saturday morning. Deputy director of Fire Service and Civil Defence Badiuzzaman said…