A housewife was killed as a motorbike crashed into her at Patkelghata on the Khulna-Satkhira Highway in Tala upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Rabeya Begum, 50, wife of Amir Ali Khan, a resident of Kumira village.
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1 killed in road crash in Comilla
A man was killed and four others were injured as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Muradnagar on the Comilla-Sylhet highway in Muradnagar upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdul Mamin, 40, son of Abdul Rokan, a…
Man crushed under train in Chittagong
A mentally retarded man was crushed under the wheels of a train in Gomodondi Railway Station area of Boalkhali upazila on Monday morning.The victim was identified as Titu Mollik, 38, son of Krishno Gopal Mollik of East Gomodond village of…
Woman, grandson killed in Munshiganj road crash
A woman and her grandson were killed when a bus knocked down them on Dhaka-Mawa highway at Ghorghar in Sreenagar upazila on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Salma Begum, 35, wife of Abdul Maley, an expatriate and her grandson Jisan,…
Two minor girls drown in Bay near Cox’s Bazar beach
Two minor girls drowned in the Bay of Bengal at Kalatali point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach here on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Tahmina Akhter, 10, daughter of late Lokman Hakim, and Mina Akhter, 12, of Ularpara in…
Six of a family killed in Gopalganj, 12 elsewhere in accidents
Eighteen people, including six members of a single family, were killed and 29 others injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Gopalganj, Chuadanga, Magura, Comilla and Munshigannj districts on Saturday. In Gopalganj, six members of a family and another person…
Saudi mufti says, Hajj stampede deaths ‘beyond human control’
Saudi Arabia’s most senior cleric, the grand mufti, has said Thursday’s stampede that killed more than 700 people at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Makkaah was beyond human control. He told the interior minister, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, that…
Hajj stampede: Saudi king orders safety review
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca. Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred…
Road accidents kill at least 11 and injure 20 across country
Road traffic accidents in Bangladesh amid the Eid holiday rush on the highways have left 11 people dead. The accidents in Bogra, Narayanganj, Faridpur, Feni, Netrokona and Jhenaidah on Thursday also saw at least 20 others injured, police said. Muslims…
717 Hajj pilgrims killed & 800 injured in Mina
At least 717 pilgrims were killed on Thursday in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Makkah, the Saudi authorities said, the worst disaster to strike the annual Hajj pilgrimage in 25 years. At least 863 others were injured…
Man electrocuted in Rajshahi
A man died from electrocution at Gopalhati village in Puthia upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Hafiz Uddin, 40, son of Bhadur Uddin of the village.
8 local kabadi players among 9 killed as truck overturns in Orissa
Eight persons died when a mini truck carrying around 20 people, a team of local kabaddi players, overturned and fell off a bridge near Suarapalli village on the Lahunipara-Baharaposi in Sundargarh district on Saturday. Nine people have sustained severe injuries.…
Youth killed in Comilla road accident
A young man was killed in a road accident in Paduar Bazar bypass area on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Sadar Dakkhin upazila on Tuesday evening.The deceased was identified as, Rafiqul Islam, 38, a meter reader of Comilla Palli Bidyut Samity-2,…
Youth killed in Magura road accident
A young man was killed in a head on collision between a motorcycle and a truck in front of Magura Textile Mill on the Magura-Jessore Highway in Sadar upazila on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Assaduzzaman Jewel, 32, son…
One killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Sirajganj
One person was killed and five others were injured as a bus knocked down a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Ram Char on the Hatikumrul-Bonpara road under Salanga police station on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Jalil, 50, teacher of…
Woman killed in Madaripur road crash
A woman was killed in a road accident at Asmot Ali Bridge area under Sadar upazila last night.The deceased was Akhlima Begum, 38, wife of Surat Ali, resident of Kulpoddi area of the upazila.
5 shops gutted in Shariatpur
At least five shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Kodalpur Market under Gosairhat upazila of the district last night.Fire brigade sources said the fire originated from oven of a bread factory of the market at about 1.00…
2 killed, 3 injured in Gazipur road accident
Two persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Joinabazar-Kaoraid road of Sripur this morning.One of the deceased is Liakat Ali, 27, son of Dulal Miah of Niguari village of Mymensingh while the identity of another…
2 old men die from snake bite in Rajshahi
Two old men reportedly died from snake bites in different incidents in Poba and Charghat upazila of the city on Sunday.The deceased were identified as snake charmer Munjed Ali, 70, son Aroj Ullah, a resident of Holidagashi Moddapara village in…
Construction worker electrocuted in Rajshahi
A construction worker died from electrocution in Sonadighi area of Godagari upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Jamal Hossain, 37, son of Rojom Ali, hailing from Abhoynagar upazila in Jessore district and a construction worker of Jamuna Oil Mill.
Two guards burn injuried as police set seized goods afire in city
Two security guards of Gulshan Youth Club were received burn injuries when police were destroying detained illegal goods in the area early Sunday. The injured security guards are—Masud Rana, 42, and Akram, 40.
Six killed in Spain car rally accident
Six people, including a pregnant woman, have been killed after a car veered off the road during a car rally in north-western Spain. Police said that 16 people had been injured, some critically, after the accident at the A Coruna…
Cylinder blast leaves 8 workers burnt in Ctg ship-breaking yard
Eight workers sustained severe burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in a ship-breaking yard at South Sonaichhari under Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong. Md Didarul Islam, the owner of ship-breaking yard claimed that the LPG cylinder explosion took place at…
Lightning kills one in Barguna
A madrasa student was killed by lighting at east Jhaukhali village under Taltoli upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Jahidul Islam, 17, son of Siddhiqur Rahman of the village.
Minor girl killed by lightning strike in Jessore
A minor schoolgirl was killed and her grandmother injured by a lightning strike in Jamdia village in Bagharpara upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Suraiya Khatun, daughter of Mostain Hossain and a class III student of Samdia Government…
Man killed in electrocution in Sirajganj
A young man died from electrocution in Kalidasganti village in Sadar upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Monju, 30, son of Momin, a resident of Boikunthopur village in Raiganj upazila. He was a hand-loom worker.
One killed, 3 injured in Ctg road accident
One person was killed and three others were injured in a road accident in city’s Shah Amanat Bridge area under Bakalia thana this morning.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Selim, 50, son of late Mohammad Yusuf, hailed from Patiya upazila…
2 killed as truck overturns in Manikganj
Two people were killed as a truck overturned on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Baliajhuri area of Ghior upazila on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Taimur Rahman, 34, son of Makbul Hossain, and Alal Uddin, 40, son of Johur Sarder,…
3 garment workers killed in Savar road mishap
Three garment workers were killed as a bus ran over them on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Ulail bus stand area in Savar on the outskirts of the capital on Saturday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. However,…
Lightning strike killed farmer in Panchagarh
A farmer was killed by lightning and his wife was left critically injured at Vallipara village under Boda upazila of the district this morning.The victim was identified as Solaiman, 28, son of Budhrul Mohammad of Vallipara village.