Accidents & Fires

Accidents & Fires

Lalbagh Fire: Six fall ill from smoke inhalation

Six persons, including five of a family, fell ill after inhaling smoke from a fire that broke out at a plastic shop in Dhaka’s Lalbagh area yesterday. They were taken to National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.

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Fire at Lalbagh shop: Six fall ill from smoke inhalation

Six persons including five of a family fell ill after inhaling smoke from a fire that broke out at a plastic shop in Dhaka’s Lalbagh area this afternoon.

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Fire at Lalbagh shop under control

Seven firefighting units brought the blaze under control around 3:30pm

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N’ganj gas explosion claims third life

Another person, who was injured in an explosion due to a leak in the gas pipeline in Narayanganj’s Araihazar on Friday, died at a city hospital early yesterday.

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Schoolgirl drowns in pond

A fourth grader drowned in a pond at Gachbaria Nayapara in Chandanaish upazila of Chattogram yesterday afternoon.

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‘Gas explosion’ in N’ganj: Pregnant woman fighting for life

A pregnant woman, who suffered burn injuries due to a fire suspected to be caused by accumulated gas in a house in Narayanganj's Sadar upazila early today, is fighting for her life at a hospital in the capital

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Youth killed in lightning strike in Lalmonirhat

A youth was killed after being struck by lightning in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila

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Man dies after being hit by vehicle in Jatrabari

A man died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in Jatrabari last night.

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3 children die under train in Mohakhali

Three children, aged 12-13, were killed after getting run over by a train in Mohakhali’s Amtoli area last morning.

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3 killed in lightning strike in Naogaon

Three people died after being struck by lightning in Mohadevpur and Porsha upazila of Nagaon yesterday afternoon.

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One killed, five hurt as truck hits auto-rickshaw

A man was killed and five others were injured as a sand-laden truck rammed a CNG-run-autorickshaw in Dhaka’s Bosila yesterday morning.

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3 killed in lightning strike in Naogaon

Three people died after being struck by lightning in Mohadevpur and Porsha upazilas of Nagaon this afternoon

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Man drowns in Jamuna river in Jamalpur

A teenager drowned while catching fish in Jamuna river in Jamalpur's Malandah upazila today

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3 children run over by train in Mohakhali

Three children, aged 12-13, were killed after getting run over by a train in Mohakhali's Amtoli area this morning

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Man dies as human haulier falls into ditch

A man was killed and another injured after a human haulier plunged into a roadside ditch in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali today

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2 women die in Narayanganj gas line blast

Two women, who were injured in a gas line explosion at a house in Narayanganj's Araihazar on Friday, died at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery today

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One killed, five hurt as dump truck hits auto-rickshaw in Bosila

A man was killed and five others were injured as a dump truck rammed a CNG-run-autorickshaw in Dhaka's Bosila area this morning

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Truck-bike collision kills 1

A motorcyclist was killed when a Thakurgaon-bound truck hit his vehicle coming from the opposite direction on the Thakurgaon-Dinajpur highway in the 29-mile area in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila yesterday around 1:30pm.

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