Accidents & Fires

Accidents & Fires

2 girls heading to school killed in lightning strike

A lightning strike killed two girls and critically injured another while they were walking to their school in Pakundia upazila of Kishoreganj yesterday.

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Road accidents killed 583 in April: Jatri Kalyan Samity

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS), a passenger welfare platform, said that a total of 583 people were killed and 1,202 injured in 567 road accidents across the country in the month of April, citing media reports

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All five victims of Gazipur gas cylinder blast die

All five people, who suffered critical burns in a gas cylinder explosion in Mughalkhal in Gazipur's Joydebpur area on April 27, have died.

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3 killed in road crashes in 3 districts

The accidents took place in Thakurgaon, Dinajpur and Jhenidah

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Watch / Fire at Bailey Road shopping mall doused

Eight fire engines brought the blaze under control at 7:47pm

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Ice cream vendor killed, motorcyclist injured in Kalmakanda

The deceased is Idris Ali, 60, an ice cream vendor of Rongchhati union, while the injured motorcyclist is Roni, 19, of Chandalipara village in Dharmapasha upazila of Sunamganj

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Child injured in gas cylinder blast dies

A child who sustained severe burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Narayanganj died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka yesterday.

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Man dies after falling ill inside septic tank

A man died and another fell ill after they climbed down into a septic tank to clean it in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila yesterday.

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Separate train accidents kill man, hit car

A person was killed and a car damaged in two separate train accidents in the capital on Sunday evening.

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Buses set on fire as man dies in road accident in Gazipur

A security guard of a garment factory died in a road accident in the Targach section of ​​the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway...After the incident, an agitated crowd set four buses on fire on ​​the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway...The police could not immediately reveal the name and i

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Motorcyclist killed in Dhaka-Mawa Expressway

A motorcyclist was killed on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Hasara, Srinagar, Munshiganj when a bus hit his bike from behind at 7:30pm tonight

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5 injured as bus falls into canal in Dhaka’s Banasree

Five passengers were injured after an Alif Paribahan bus fell into the Meradia Canal in Dhaka's Banasree this evening

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Mirpur blast: Woman dies after husband

A woman succumbed to burn injuries at the National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute last night after suffering the injury from an explosion caused from leaked gas six days ago

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From driver fatigue to political barriers: What’s making the roads deadlier?

Crashes, fatalities rise by 10pc, reports BRTA

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Helper dies as bus catches fire from mosquito coil

A bus helper died in a fire incident that took place at the Sonadanga Bus Terminal in Khulna city early yesterday.

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Chemical factory, warehouse gutted in M’singh fire

A devastating fire gutted a chemical factory and its godown in Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in the city’s Mashkanda area yesterday morning.

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Fire at Gazipur garment factory under control

Two fire engines went to the the scene and brought the fire under control

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Man dies under wheels of train in Kishoreganj

A man died after being hit by a train in Kishoreganj this morning

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