Accidents & Fires

Accidents & Fires

2 killed in road crash

Two motorcyclists were killed in a head-on collision with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sunamganj yesterday morning.

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One killed, nine injured in Jashore road crash

The accident occurred around 8:30pm in front of the Livestock Research Office in Panchbaria, said Jashore Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdur Razzak.

16h ago

Four-year-old dies after falling into stove fire in Jashore

The incident occurred around 11:30am when Rajan was playing near a large stove used for boiling rice in the courtyard of his house, said his mother, Parveen Begum.

1d ago

Building 7 of Secretariat reopens, work yet to resume in full swing

Electricity has been restored in Building 7, which had remained closed for 11 days, but water supply remains unavailable, delaying the resumption of full office operations, officials said today.

1d ago

8,543 killed on roads in 2024

The number of road crashes and fatalities in Bangladesh increased last year, with motorcycle-related incidents accounting for nearly one-third of all crashes and casualties, according to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.

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8,543 killed on roads in 2024: A wake-up call for road safety

The grim tally of road crashes and fatalities in Bangladesh in 2024 paints a harrowing picture. These staggering numbers are more than statistics; they are a wake-up call for a nation grappling with a systemic road safety crisis

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38 killed in road accidents in Sylhet division last month

The number of road accident casualties in Sylhet division rose in December compared to November 2024, according to a report of Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa), Sylhet

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Road accidents kill three in Thakurgaon

Three people, including a primary school teacher, were killed in separate road accidents in Pirganj and Sadar upazilas of Thakurgaon last night and today

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Two electrocuted in Narayanganj

A man and his son-in-law died after being electrocuted at an under-construction building in Narayanganj‘s Siddhirganj yesterday

1w ago

2 dead, 500 houses gutted in Rohingya camp fire

Two people were burnt to death and many injured in a devastating fire that broke out at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya yesterday.

1w ago

2 killed in road accident

Two men were killed and another was injured when a three-wheeler, locally known as Nosimon hit a motorcycle in Narayanganj’s Araihazar upazila yesterday.

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3 teens killed in bike crash

Three teenage boys lost their lives early yesterday when the motorcycle carrying them collided with a roadside electric pole in Cumilla’s Sadar upazila when they were returning home after attending a wedding ceremony.

2w ago

Fire breaks out at a jute warehouse in Gazipur’s Kaliakair

The fire was brought under control around 4:10pm

2w ago

1 killed, 5 injured in Dhaka-Mawa Expressway crash

In a similar accident yesterday morning, a private car driver was killed while 15 others were injured on this expressway

2w ago

Gazipur RMG warehouse fire: Death toll rises to 3

Officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station said police recovered another body from the factory around 9:20am

2w ago

RMG warehouse fire: Death toll now 2 as another body found

A fire broke out in the chemical warehouse and several drums filled with chemicals exploded

2w ago

2 killed in road accidents in Patuakhali, Ctg

Two people were killed and another injured in separate road accidents in Patuakhali and Chattogram today..In Patuakhali, an agriculture officer was killed after a CNG-run auto-rickshaw carrying him collided head-on with an ambulance coming from the opposite direction in the district’s Baup

2w ago

2 launches collide in Meghna due to dense fog, 10 injured

At lease 10 people were injured when two launches on Dhaka-Barishal route collided head-on due to the dense fog in the Meghna river of Chandpur early today

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