Dhaka, Sept 26 (UNB) – Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain on Wednesday said journalists are continuously playing the role of vigilant sentinels of society.
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10 missing as passenger boat sinks in Teesta River
Kurigram, Oct 6 (UNB) – Ten people went missing when a passenger boat sank in the Teesta River in Burirhat area under Rajarhat upazila on Sunday noon.
RMG official killed as covered van hits private car in Savar
An official of a readymade garment factory was killed after a covered van hit a private car on Baipail-Abdullahpur road in Moragang area of Ashulia on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Tajimul Islam, 35. He was the assistant general…
Child drowns while plucking water lilly
Cumilla, Oct 5 (UNB) – A madrasah student drowned while plucking water lilly at a canal at Homna here on Saturday.
2 pilots among 7 killed in B-17 crash in Connecticut
Windsor Locks, OCT 4 (AP/UNB) — A pilot with more than 7,000 hours of experience flying a B-17 and his co-pilot were among seven people killed when the bomber crashed and burned at a Connecticut airport, officials said Thursday.
Fire damages Gazipur fabric waste Jhut warehouses
Gazipur, Oct 3 – Eight warehouses of jhut (waste fabric from woven and knit garments) were gutted in a fire at Ambag in the city’s Konabari area on early Thursday.
4 bodies found in Taiwan bridge collapse, 2 people missing
Searchers have recovered four bodies and are looking for two people missing from three fishing boats that were struck when a bridge collapsed in Taiwan.
Fishing boat capsizes in Meghna: All 7 fishermen rescued
Chandpur, Oct 1 – A fishing boat capsized in the Meghna River on Monday night after it was caught in a storm. All the seven fishermen of the boat were rescued alive.
At least 7 killed as school collapses in Kenya’s capital
A school collapsed in Kenya’s capital on Monday morning, and officials said at least seven children were killed.
Three killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Sherpur
Sherpur, Sept 23 (UNB) – Three people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rickshaw at Citholia in Nakla upazila here on Sunday evening.
12 crew members of coal-laden sunken vessel rescued alive
Chattogram, Sept 12 (UNB) – Twelve crewmembers, who went missing after their lighterage vessel carrying 1,050 tonnes of coal sank in the Bay of Bengal near Sangu Gas Field on Thursday morning, have been rescued alive.
Bus plunges into ditch in Thakurgaon: Woman killed, 17 hurt
Thakurgaon, Sept 9 (UNB) – A woman was killed and 17 other people were injured when a bus plunged into a ditch at Sattyapir Bridge in the district town early Monday. The identity of the deceased could not be known…
Actor Kevin Hart injured in car accident
Actor Kevin Hart suffered major injuries in a car accident in Los Angeles early on Sunday morning, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said. Hart, 40, was being driven in a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda shortly after midnight on Mulholland Highway when…
253 people killed in Traffic mishaps during Eid festival
Dhaka, Aug 18 – During Eid this year, a total of 253 people died and 908 had injured in 244 accidents in road, rail and maritime transport.
Captain hailed hero after bird strike disables Russian plane
Moscow, Aug 15 (AP/UNB) — The captain of a Russian passenger jet was hailed as a hero Thursday for landing his plane in a cornfield after it collided with a flock of gulls seconds after takeoff, causing both engines to…
Poisonous gas kills 3 in Chittagong shipbreaking yard
Chattogram – At least three workers died and six others fell sick after inhaling poisonous gas while working at a shipbreaking yard in Sitapur of Sitakuda Upazila on Wednesday.
Taxicab plunges into river at Aminbazar in Dhaka outskirt
Savar, July 21 – A taxicab fell into a river in Aminbazar area on the outskirts of the capital on Sunday night.
7 killed in Sunamganj bus-human hauler collision
Sunamganj, June 2 — At least seven people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a human hauler in Patharia area on Sunday morning. The incident occured at the Patharia area of South…
2 AC technicians killed in Gazipur factory gas cylinder blast
Gazipur, May 27 – Two air-conditioner technicians were killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a sweater factory in Memberbari-Baniarchala area of Sadar Upazila on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Farhad Hossain, hailing from Mirsarai Upazila of Chattogram,…
6 killed in BD as bus hits tree in Bagerhat
Bagerhat, May 18 (UNB)- At least six people were killed and nine others injured after a bus crashed into a roadside tree in Fakirhat upazila on Saturday morning. Police identified five of the victims as Hekmat 50, Farhad, 50, bus…
The burning of Notre Dame and the spirit of place
By Jan Lundius Stockholm/ROME, May 6, 2019 (IPS) – The catastrophic fire in Notre Dame produced a massive emotional reaction. In a Paris famous for its secularism tearful people knelt on the pavement, sang the Ave Maria and prayed to…
Brick falling from 4-storey building kills infant in Mirpur
Dhaka, Jan 11 – An infant of 16-day age died in a tragic accident Friday in Jonaki road beside Mirpur 60 feet road area at 10 am in the morning. The deceased identified as Abdullah, son of Kabir Hossain, a…
One killed in Barisal ferry accident in Southern Bangladesh
A launch passenger was killed and three others were injured as a launch hit another anchored one in the Meghna River at Kaliganj in Mehendiganj upazila early Sunday.
3 killed as covered van runs over pedestrians in Mymensingh
Mymensingh, Dec 13 – At least three people were killed and another injured when a covered van ran over them on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Shikarikanda in the city on Thursday.
Youth dies in Dhaka City falling off ‘flyover’
Dhaka, Dec 12 – A young man was killed reportedly after falling from the Mayor Hanif Flyover in the city’s Swamibagh area on Wednesday night.
Two children die falling in water tank in Dhaka city
Dhaka, Dec 12 – Two children died after falling into a water tank while playing beside it in Dhaka city’s Mohammadpur area on Tuesday.
9 injured in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp gas cylinder blast
At least nine Rohingya people sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder used for inflating balloons exploded at Madhuchhara Camp in Ukhia Upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Passengers in Zimbabwe caught in bus fire; 40 killed
Fire swept through a passenger bus in Zimbabwe, and police said Friday that more than 40 people died and at least 20 were injured, some with severe burns.
One killed, 6 hurt in Dhaka gas cylinder blast
Dhaka, Nov 16 –A child was killed and six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at Dhalpur in Jatrabari on Friday.
3 passengers’ bodies found as speedboat capsizes in Padma
The bodies of three passengers, including a minor girl, who went missing after a speedboat capsized in the Padma river in Shibchar upazila on Sunday afternoon, were recovered on Monday morning.