Accidents & Fires

Accidents & Fires

One killed, another injured in Jhenaidah road crash

The deceased, Sagar Hossain,19, hailed from Ghugri Pantapara village in Maheshpur upazila. The injured, Rocky Hossain, 22, from the same area, is being treated at Maheshpur Upazila Health Complex.

11h ago

4 die after consuming 'toxic liquor' in Rajshahi

Three of the victims died on Wednesday, and one died on Thursday

1d ago

4 killed as ambulance, 2 buses catch fire after collision

Four people were burnt to death, and seven others injured when an ambulance and two buses caught fire following a collision on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar yesterday.

1d ago

Man killed as bus hits bike

A motorcyclist was killed as a bus hit his bike in Dinajpur yesterday.

1d ago

7,294 killed in road accident in 2024: RSF

Bangladesh witnessed 7,294 deaths and 12,019 injuries from a total of 6,927 road accidents in 2024, according to a report published by the Road Safety Foundation today

2d ago

Four injured as train hits truck at Jamalpur level crossing

Three out of the four people injured were from the truck, while the other was the train driver Shamsul Haque

2d ago

3 killed in truck-autorickshaw collision in Gazipur

Three people were killed in a collision between a brick-laden truck and a passenger-carrying autorickshaw in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur yesterday.

2d ago

Pedestrian killed in Gazipur road accident involving forklift, microbus, and truck

The incident occurred around 2:00pm in front of Yasmin Spinning Mill in Gilaberaid village, located along the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the upazila.

3d ago

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

1m ago

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

Crashes, fatalities rise by 10pc, reports BRTA

1m ago

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.

1m ago

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.

1m ago

Fire at Gazipur garment factory under control

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

1m ago

Man dies under wheels of train in Kishoreganj

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

1m ago

Truck collides with car of Sarjis-Hasnat’s convoy

A car in a convoy of vehicles carrying leaders of the anti-discrimination student movement Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah was involved in a collision with a truck when the leaders were on their way back from Chattogram.

1m ago

7 killed as train hits electric rickshaw

At least seven people were killed after a train hit a battery-run autorickshaw at an unauthorised level crossing in Burichang upazila of Cumilla yesterday.

1m ago

4 killed in separate road accidents in Natore

At least four people were killed and one other was injured in two separate accidents in Natore today

1m ago

7 killed as train hits auto-rickshaw in Cumilla

Four people died on the spot, at least three others injured died on the way to hospital

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