A man and his wife sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out from a gas cylinder explosion in the city’s Mohammadpur area early Tuesday.
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Transport workers halt ambulance: Newborn dies –who to blame
Moulvibazar, Oct 28 – Ambulances are usually kept out of the purview of any strike, but transport workers in Moulvibazar district were not ready to accept that. They halted an ambulance here twice on Sunday, leading to the death of a…
Bus-truck collision kills 9 in Panchagarh
At least nine people, including a woman and her minor son, were killed and 25 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Dashmile in Sadar upazila on Friday evening.
Father, son among 3 killed in Chandpur road crash
Chandpur, Oct 22 – At least three people, including a man and his son, were killed as a covered van hit an auto-rickshaw on Chandpur-Comilla road near Bakila Bazar in Hajiganj Upazila early Monday. The deceased were identified as LM…
Four Bangladeshis killed in South Africa fire
Four Bangladesh nationals including three members of a family were killed as a fire broke out at a shop in Brits City area of North West province in South Africa early Saturday.
Uttarkhan fire death toll rises to six
A minor boy who along with seven others suffered burn injuries in a fire incident in the city’s Uttarkhan area on October 13 succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday night, taking the death toll…
Copter crashes on USS Ronald Reagan in Asia, sailors hurt
An U.S. Navy helicopter crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on Friday, causing non-fatal injuries to sailors, the Navy said.
Rain induced mudslides kill four in Chittagong
At least four people including two women and a minor girl were killed in two separate incidents of hill slides in the port city early Sunday following continuous rainfall for last several days due to the influence of Cyclone Titli.
One burnt to death alive in Dhaka city fire, 7 injured
A man was burned to death and seven people, including four women and a minor boy, sustained injuries as a fire broke out in a flat on at Beparipara in Uttarkhan area early Saturday.
Helicopter crashes in Rajshahi; Six escape unhurt
Six people, including Impress Telefilm’s Managing Director Faridur Reza, escaped unhurt as a helicopter of Impress Aviation Ltd crashed in Godagari uapzila of Rajshahi on Thursday.
20 killed in upstate New York limo horror
Twenty people have been killed after a limousine careened out of control in what investigators described Sunday as the most deadly transportation accident in the United States for nearly a decade.
12 missing as engine boat capsizes in Turag near Dhaka
Savar, Oct 5 – At least 12 people remained missing after a trawler capsized in Turag River in Ashulia on Friday evening.
Two killed electric fan factory blast in Tongi
Gazipur, Oct 2 – At least two workers were killed and 20 others injured following a blast at the heat chamber of an electric fan factory in Tongi on Dhaka outskirt Tuesday.
Four friends burnt as gas cylinder explodes at tea-stall
Dhaka, Sept 29 – Four friends sustained burn injuries as a gas cylinder exploded at a tea-stall in city’s Kafrul area at noon on Saturday. They have been identified as Abu Hena Mostafa Babu, 32, Sunny Ahmed, 27, Kamal Hossain,…
22 shops gutted in Rangamati fire
Rangamati, Sept 26 – At least 22 shops were gutted as a fire broke out at a local market in Kaukhali area of Sadar Upazila early Wednesday.
Four killed, four injured in Abu Dhabi accident
Four people were killed and another four were injured in a traffic accident in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra region. The incident happened on Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road after Al Marfa Bridge towards Abu Dhabi, according to local media reports.…
Three skydivers die after ‘mid-air collision’
Three skydivers have died in Queensland after they apparently collided mid-air, say Australian authorities. Paramedics and police were called to Mission Beach, a popular skydiving spot about 140km (87 miles) south of Cairns. Two men in their 30s, and a…
Pakistan dismisses allegation of café attack involvement
Pakistan has dismissed the allegations of its involvement in Holey Artisan Bakery attack in Dhaka saying it is baseless, irresponsible and provocative.
2 boys killed in Natore road crash
Two boys was killed as a truck rammed their bicycles at Chinir Battola on Bagha-Lalpur road in Lalpur upazila on Saturday afternoon.
8 killed in Cox’s Bazar, Gazipur road crashes
Eight people were killed and 15 others injured in separate road crashes in Cox’s Bazar and Gazipur on Tuesday.
Traffic police-Killed in road accident
Dhaka – A traffic constable was killed as a speedy truck hit him while he was on-duty in front of Fatema Filling Station of Kotobkhali in the city early hours of Monday. Police sources said Constable Delwar Hossain , was…
Truck, pickup collide hurting 28 cops in Barisal
Dhaka – Twenty-eight members of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) were injured when a pickup van carrying them slammed into a roadside tree after a head-on collision with a truck on the Dhaka-Barisal highway in Chhoymile area of Babuganj upazila on…
4 of a family electrocuted in Sunamganj
Dhaka – Four members of a family died from electrocution at Ramdighi village in Dharmapasha upazila of Sunamganj on Tuesday morning, unb news agency reported.
4-srotey building tilts in city
A four-storey residential building titled and leaned against an adjacent six-storey building at 1202 College road at Mohammadbagh in the city’s Kadamtali area on Tuesday noon.
Lightning kills 5 in Sylhet, Habiganj
Dhaka – Five people, including two schoolgirls, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Sylhet and Habiganj districts on Monday, unb news agency reported. In Sylhet, two schoolgirls were killed and another was injured as a thunderbolt struck them amid…
Three killed in Comilla bus, auto-rickshaw collision
Comilla – Three people, including two women, were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Natherpetua on the Comilla-Noakhali regional highway in Monohorganj upazila on Tuesday morning, unb news agency…
Bullet from own rifle kills Jhenidah cop
Jhenidah – A police constable was killed by a bullet fired accidentally from his own rifle at Kotchandpur Police Station in Kotchandpur upazila on Monday.Mohammad Altaf Hossain, superintendent of the district, said constable Solaiman Hossain, 25, son of Modasser Mollah…
Two crushed under train at Banani
Two people died on railway as a train ran over them near Banani railway station in Dhaka at 8:15 am on Saturday.Kamalapur railway police officer-in-charge Abdul Mazid said the identities of the deceased could not be confirmed.
Dhaka College student killed in road crash
A student of Dhaka College was killed as a bus knocked down him at Tikatuli intersection in the capital on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Arifur Rahman, 20. Quoting witnesses, assistant sub-inspector of Motijheel police station Roman said Arifur…
Kolkata flyover collapse kills at least 22
A flyover under construction collapsed in North Kolkata on Thursday, killing at least 15 people and trapping more than 150 people under the debris.Police said the flyover collapsed near the Ganesh Talkies in Girish Park on Thursday afternoon.The flyover is…