Two people were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between two trucks at Kudimdhalla in Mirzapur upazila early Monday. The deceased were identified as Joynal Abedin, 45, a cattle trader, and Jamshed Ali, 50, a truck driver,…
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One Bangladeshi dead, 40 injured Makkah crane collapse
One Bangladeshi has been identified among 107 victims, who died in Makkah crane collapse on Friday. Deceased Abul Kashem hailed from Karnaphuli area of Chittagong, Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Golam Moshi has been quoted to have said. The officials…
4 killed in three train accidents in Tangail, Comilla
Four people, including a woman, were killed in three train accidents in Tangail and Comilla districts on Saturday. In Tangail, two people were killed and another injured as ‘Moitri Express’ rammed an auto-rickshaw at Kalimajani level crossing in Mirzapur upazila…
Saudis blame high wind for crane collapse on Baitul Haram Mosque
Saudi Arabia has begun an investigation into why a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, killing at least 107 people. The huge red crane crashed into a part of the Grand Mosque as it was filled with…
Tragic: Wall collapse ends dream of hawker-cum-student Robi
Dhaka – Robiul Islam (Robi) 17 student of class VIII. Rajdhani Pilot High School and also part time news paper Hawker. S/O Md. Dagon Mia Rickshaw Puller, House 1143, Norerchala, Vatara, in capital Dhaka.
Two buses sandwitch passenger while getting onboard in capital
A middle aged man was sandwiched while he was trying to get into a passenger bus near Jatrabari crossing in the city on Sunday morning. The victim was known as Abul Kalam, 45.
13 indicted in Tazreen factory fire killing 112
A Dhaka court has framed charges against 13 people including Tazreen Fashions Managing Director (MD) in two cases filed over the devastating fire at the factory that killed 112 workers and injured over 200 others in 2012. The factory was…
Two passengers killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Capital
Two passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and its driver injured when a passenger bus hit the vehicle in the city’s Kakrail crossing on early Thursday. The victims were identified as Asif, 25, and Rubel 28. The injured driver was…
Truck overturns killing 6 fishermen in tragic accident in Comilla
Six fish traders were killed and seven others injured as a truck overturned on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Dhonpur area of Sadar upazila early Monday. One of the deceased was identified as Shafiqul Islam, son of Bhola Seikh, hailing from Gobindoganj…
3 minor babies drowned in Lalmonirhat, Jessore
Two minor babies died after drowning in a ditch in village Durakuti under Sadar upazila in Lalmonirhat district this afternoon, local sources and public representatives said.The victims are Mohid Uddin, 3, son of Sirajul Islam and his paternal cousin Mohir…
Mysterious blast injures three in central city building
Three people sustained burn injuries in a mysterious explosion in the city’s Central Road area on Saturday. The victims were identified as Fazlur Rahman, 47, and his nephew Delwar Hossain, 26, and niece Panna, 30. Inspector Mozammel, in-charge of Dhaka…
1 killed 16 missng in Munshiganj bus plunge
A man was killed and at least 19 others went missing as a bus plunged into a pond at Shologhar on Dhaka-Maowa Highway in Sreenagar upazila on Friday noon. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
24 killed Indian trains derail on partly flooded track
Two passenger trains in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh have derailed minutes apart on a partially flooded bridge, killing at least 24 people, officials say. The trains were passing each other near the town of Harda, and some coaches…
Landslide kills another five in Cox’s Bazaar, rain trigger floods
Incessant rainfall for the law few days, caused by monsoon depression in the Bay of Bengal, triggered flood and landslides in different southeast districts of the country, including Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Khagrachhari, Laxmipur and Noakhali, leaving five people dead. Met…
3 killed one missing in Sunamganj boat capsize
Three people, including a woman and her daughter, died and another person went missing as a boat sank in Bheramohona Chatra haor -typically large waterbody – in Shella upazila on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Roshna Akhter, 30, wife…
2 motorcyclists killed in Jamalpur accident
Two motorcyclists, including an army man, were killed when a truck crushed into their vehicle at Badechandi on the Jamalpur-Mymensingh Highway in Sadar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Shahinur Islam,25, son of Mobarak Hossain, and Shahin…
Old woman killed in Pirojpur road crash
A sexagenarian woman was killed when a truck hit her on the Barisal-Nesarabad road at Magura in Nesarabad upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rizia Begum, 65, a resident of Swarupkathi upazila.
3 including father, daughter killed in road crash
Three persons including a father and his daughter were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Bagan area in Trishal upazila of the district this afternoon.One of the victims was identified as Azizul Islam, 40, marketing manager…
Fire in Ashulia footwear factory doused after two hours
Fire broke out at a factory of Akij Footwear at Narasinghapur at Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital on Sunday afternoon. Fire service officials said the fire originated on the first floor of the two-storey iron structure around 5:30pm.
Video shows separatists arriving MH17 crash scene — one year ago
By VICE News On July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine while carrying 298 people. Today, a disturbing video emerged that casts more light onto conflicting accounts of the aviation disaster. The footage shows fighters…
5 killed in B’Baria roac mishap
Five people were killed when a pick-up van rammed a CNG run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Soshoi in Bijoynagar upazila on Wednesday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
25 killed in stampede while taking Eid gift saree in Mymeningh
At least 25 poor women and children were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede as they crowded for receiving Zakat clothes distributed by local Nurani Jarda Factory near Mymensingh municipality office early Friday. The Officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police…
Indonesia transport plane crash: At least 30 killed
At least 30 people have been killed in a military transport plane crash in a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan, officials say. Local TV reported that the Hercules crashed into two houses and a car and burst…
Training aircraft crashed in the Bay, female pilot missing
A female pilot went missing as a training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force crashed in the Bay of Bengal near the port city on Monday morning. The missing pilot was identified as Tahmid, Flight Lieutenant of Bangladesh Air Force.
2 madrasah students killed in city suburb wall collapse
Two students were killed when a portion of a wall of a building collapsed on them at Old Bandura in Nababganj upazila, on the outskirts of capital on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Mahmud Hasan, 5, son of Hashem…
3 killed as truck plunged into ditch in Tangail
Three people were killed and another was injured as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Achhimtala on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila early Wednesday.
2 hit by trains at Airpirt, Nakhalpara stations killed
Two unidentified people, including a woman, were killed as speedy trains hit them in two separate incidents in the city’s Nakhalpara and Airport railway station arias. Sources at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital said, a-40 years unidentified woman was hit…
Women killed as bus hit her rickshaw in Capital
A housewife was killed as a speeding passenger bus hit her rickshaw from rear in the city’s Jatrabari on Monday. The victim was identified as Sobina Akhtar, 25, wife of Azizul Haque of Tangail. Police detained the killer bus and…
Boy falls mysteriously from 5-storey building, dies
A Child boy was killed after falling down from the rooftop of a 5-storey building in Old Dhaka’s Patuatoli area on Saturday. The victim was identified as Sajjad Hossain, 11, son of Firoz alam. Sajjad, who was a class IV…
Minor boy slips on staircare, dies at Shyampur
A madrasah student (8) died after slipped down on the staircase of a 4-storey building in the city’s Shampur area on Friday. The victim was identified as Sajedur Rahman Sajid, 8, a class II student of a local Madrasa.