Accidents & Fires
Road accidents kill five in Dinajpur
Five people, including a truck driver and his helper, were killed in separate road accidents in Ghoraghat, Hakimpur, and Birganj upazilas of Dinajpur yesterday.
Farmer killed in elephant attack
A 65-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur district on Thursday night.
Man dies from electrocution
A man died from electrocution while repairing an electric fan in Barguna’s Taltali yesterday.
Seventh grader killed by DSCC garbage truck
A 13-year-old schoolboy was killed after being run over by a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in the city’s Madinabagh area on Thursday night.
Road accidents kill 5 in Dinajpur
Five people, including a truck driver and his helper, were killed in separate road accidents in Ghoraghat, Hakimpur, and Birganj upazilas of Dinajpur today
2 including schoolboy killed in Dhaka road accidents
Two people including a school student were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Mugda and Gendaria areas
Driver, helper killed in two-truck collision in Dinajpur
A truck driver and his helper were killed as their vehicle collided head-on with another truck in Dinajpur's Ghoraghat upazila this morning
1 killed as auto-rickshaw hits lorry in Gazipur
A man was killed and four others injured when a speeding CNG-run auto-rickshaw hit a parked covered van from behind in Gazipur's Konabari early today
3 boys drown in Padma
Three boys drowned yesterday afternoon while they were swimming in the Padma river in Rajshahi’s Syampur area.
College student killed in bike crash on 300ft Road
A motorcyclist was killed after his bike hit a divider on the 300ft Road near Balu River Bridge in Dhaka this evening
Cuet students block Kaptai road for 8 hours
Students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) today held a sit-in programme by blocking the Chattogram-Kaptai road for eight hours in protest of the death of two students in a road accident yesterday
Photography exhibition held marking 11yrs of Rana Plaza tragedy
Marking the 11th anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy, a photo exhibition and discussion meeting was held in Savar demanding capital punishment for those responsible for the incident and adequate compensation for the victims and survivors
Fire at launch in Sadarghat brought under control after 50 minutes
No passengers were on board the Barishal-bound launch, says fire service official
DU student drowns in university swimming pool
A first-year student of Dhaka University’s philosophy department died while bathing in the university swimming pool yesterday.
2 Cuet students die as bus hits motorbike
Two students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) were killed and another was injured in a road accident yesterday.
Overspeeding, bus driver’s drowsiness to blame: probe
Overspeeding, driver’s drowsiness, and crossing lanes abruptly are the major causes behind the Fardipur road accident that claimed 15 lives, according to a government probe body.
4 crushed under wheels of bus while crossing road in Cumilla
Two women and two children were killed after a bus ran them over in the Malikhil area of Camilla's Daudkandi tonight
