Accidents & Fires
Lightning strikes kill 11
At least 11 people died and nine others were injured in lightning strikes in five districts yesterday.
Four of a family among 5 killed in road crash
Five people, including four members of a family, were killed when a car collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila early yesterday.
Lightning strikes claim 11 lives in 5 districts
At least 11 people died and nine others were injured in lightning strikes in Cumilla, Rangamati, Sylhet, Khagrachhari, and Cox's Bazar districts today
Four of a family among five killed as private car, truck collide in Habiganj
The family members met the tragic accident while returning home after receiving someone at Dhaka airport
Man dies on train at Kamalapur station
A 40-year-old man died on a train at Dhaka’s Kamalapur Station early today..Mosharraf Hossain, a resident of Chhapara village in Alamdanga of Chuadanga, was traveling home from his job in Chattogram when he suddenly became unconscious around 3:30am and subsequently died
Engineer killed as truck rams his bike in Pubail
An engineer was killed this morning after a truck rammed his motorcycle in Gazipur's Pubail area
Four killed in road accidents
Two people died after their CNG-run autorickshaw collided head-on with a truck on Sylhet-Bholaganj highway in Sylhet Sadar’s Dhopagul area this afternoon
Jhalakathi accident / Truck was overloaded: probe report
The truck that ploughed through multiple vehicles and left 14 people dead in Jhalakathi on April 17 was overloaded and was being driven by someone who did not have a licence to operate heavy vehicles
Bhasantek Fire: Last injured family member passes away
Another burnt victim from the Bhasantek house fire succumbed to injury yesterday at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, raising the death toll to six.
Bus catches fire after collision with motorbike in Banani
A bus caught fire in the capital's Banani area today following a collision with a motorcycle
Mother, 2 children die from electrocution in Barishal
A woman and her two children died from electrocution in Bakerganj upazila of Barishal this afternoon
Bus catches fire in Dhaka's Banani
On information, two fire engines rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 4:15pm
3 killed as truck hits rickshaw-van on Khulna-Mongla highway
Three people were killed and two others injured when a truck hit an engine-driven rickshaw-van on Khulna-Mongla highway in Bagerhat district this morning
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.
Man dies from electrocution
A man died from electrocution while repairing an electric fan in Barguna’s Taltali 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.
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.
