Two drivers were killed and 20 other people were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Golra on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Shaturia upazila early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Shahin Hossain, a resident of…
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5 killed in Mymensingh road crash
Dhaka – Five people were killed and 15 others injured as a human hauler, locally known as Leguna plunged into a roadside ditch at Churkhai Beltali on Mymensingh-Dhaka highway in Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
At least 5 killed in Barisal launch-steamer collision
Dhaka – At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a passenger launch and a steamer in the Kirtankhola River at Charbaria in Sadar upazila of Barisal early Monday, UNB news agency reported. The…
Dhaka shopping mall fire death toll rises to 7
Dhaka – A man who received burn injuries in a fire at a shopping mall in the city’s Uttara area on Friday evening died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Saturday taking the death toll from the incident to seven,…
Faridpur road collision kills two
A head-on collision between a human hauler and a pickup has left two people dead at Faridpur’s Boalmari Upazila.
City shopping mall fire kills ‘6’
Dhaka-‘Six’ people were killed and around 50 others injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in the city’s Uttara area on Friday evening.
Bailey bridge collapses under weight of trucks, helper killed
Dhaka – A helper of a truck was killed as two trucks plunged into a canal after breaking a bailey bridge at Gujighata on the Pirojpur-Mathbaria road in Mathbaria upazila of on Wednesday morning Unb news agency reported.
3 of a family killed in Rangpur road crash
Dhaka – Three members of a family were killed and 15 people were injured as a bus plunged into a ditch off the Rangpur-Bogra Highway in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur district on Monday. The deceased could not be identified yet.…
5 female Ansars of auxilary police force, killed in boat capsize
Dhaka – Five female members Ansar, auxilary police force of Bangladesh, were killed as a boat sank in the Ghorautra river in Bazar Ghat area of Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj, 80 kilometres northeast of Dhaka early Sunday, Unb news agency…
US B-52 bomber crashes at Guam air base, none injuried
Hagatna, (AP/UNB) — The U.S. Air Force said Thursday a B-52 crashed on Guam shortly after takeoff, with all seven crew members made it out safely. No injuries were reported. The plane aborted on takeoff and caught fire at about…
13 killed as two buses, one with driver falling asleep, collide in Rangpur
Dhaka – At least 13 people, including two women, were killed and 42 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Teromile on the Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Taraganj upazila on Wednesday morning, unb news agency reported. Ten of…
Two killed in rice mill boiler blast in Sirajganj
Dhaka – Two labourers were killed and five others injured as a boiler blasted at a rice mill at Rameshwargati village in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj district on Wednesday morning, unb news agency reported. The deceased were identified as Nasiruddin,…
Lightning kills 3 in Habiganj
Dhaka – Three people, including a local Jubo League leader, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike during storm in Habiganj Sadar and Lakhai upazilas here on Saturday afternoon, unb news agency reported. The deceased were identified as Ramjan…
Fire again in the Sundarbans, Chandpai range
Dhaka – Nearly two weeks into a fire incident that occured in the Sundabans, another fire erupted at Abdullah Shila in Chandpai range of the world’s largest mangrove forest in Sharankhola upazila on Wednesday morning, unb news agency has reported.
2 killed in Tangail road crash
Tangail – Two people were killed and three others injured when a truck rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Rasulpur in Sadar upazila on Friday.The accident took place around 6:30 am when a Mymensingh-bound truck from Tangail hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw…
N’ganj boiler blast kills three workers
Dhaka – Three workers were killed and four others injured as a boiler of an ice factory went off in Kanchpur area of Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj, about 15 kolomeres east of the capital on Saturday night, UNB news agency…
Bicyclist hit by truck at Rampura in capital dies
Dhaka – An employee of a private company was killed as a truck knocked his by-cycle from rear in the city’s Rampura ara on Wednesday. The victim was identified as Shohagh alias Shimul Hossain, 24, an employee of “Doz internet…
Dubai airliner crash in south Russia, all 61 aboard killed
Moscow — An airliner with 61 people aboard coming from Dubai crashed early Saturday while landing in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don in strong winds, killing all aboard, Russian officials said. All 55 passengers and six crew members were…
Two Bangladeshi students killed in Sydney car crash
Two Bangladeshi students have died after their speeding car rammed into an electric pole in Sydney, Australian media reports.ABC News reported that the crash occurred on Wednesday around 3:40am (local time) on Canterbury Road in Belmore, in Sydney’s south-west.The accident…
Rana Plaza accused secure bail
Court Correspondent Two factory inspectors on Wednesday secured bail after they surrendered to the court in the murder case filed in connection with the collapse of Rana Plaza building.
Five workers injured in Gazipur sweater factory fire
Dhaka -A fire broke out at a sweater factory housed in a high-rise commercial building in Signboard area of the city, leaving five workers who attempted to douse the blaze injured on Tuesday morning. Joydebpur Fire Service Station officer Hasibur…
Two Rab men klled in N’ganj road accident
A sergeant and a constable of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have died after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck in Narayanganj’s Arhaihajar Upazila.
6 missing on trawler capsizing in Meghna
At least six people went missing as a trawler packed with over 60 passengers capsized in the Meghna River in Haimchar upazila after being hit by a goods-laden vessel amid dense fog on Tuesday morning.
Boat carrying 60 passengers capsize 200km off Dhaka
A ferry boat carrying about 60 passengers on board capsized in the Meghna River in Haimchar upazila, about 200 kilometres southeast of Capital Dhaka, on Tuesday morning.
Two schoolgirls killed by bus in Dhaka
Within a span of seven hours, two schoolgirls — one fifth-grader another ninth-grader — were killed on Saturday as rashly driven two buses hit them in the city’s two adjacent areas — Matshya Bhaban and Shahbagh Crossing.The victims are Khadija…
Road accidents killed 9,000, injured 22,000 in 2015 Bangladesh
Dhaka – At least 8,642 people were killed and 21,855 others injured in about 6,581 road accidents that occurred across Bangladesh in 2015. Bangladesh Jatri Kollyan Samity (BJKS), a rights group working for welfare of the passengers, said this at…
Four burnt in balloon cylinder blast in Rajshahi
Dhaka – Four peoples have been burnt in a cylinder blast at the Rajshahi Cadet College (RCC), about 300 kilometres northwest of Dhaka. The accident occurred at the time of making the baloon with gas from the cyllinder on Saturday…
Nearly 80 still missing in Indonesian ferry accident
Siwa, Indonesia – Nearly 80 people are still missing nearly 24 hours after a ferry ran into trouble in rough seas off the coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi, with authorities not ruling out the possibility of a sinking.\ The transport ministry…
59 missing as China landslide fell 22 buildings
A landslide at an industrial park in southern China buried more than 20 buildings and left 59 people missing on Sunday, state media and local authorities said, as more than 1,500 emergency workers searched the scene. A nearby section of…
Electric shortcircuit causes fire at Shahjalal Airport immigration office
Dhaka – A fire broke out inside the office of the officer-in-charge (Immigration) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Sunday morning. However, no causality or major damage was reported as the flame was doused instantly by internal…