Accidents & Fires

Accidents & Fires

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.

6h 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.

16h ago

Fire in Purana Paltan law chamber brought under control

Five fire service units from Siddique Bazar Fire Station are currently working to extinguish the blaze

1d ago

2 killed in road crash

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

1d ago

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.

1d 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.

2d 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.

2d 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.

3d 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

2w ago

1 killed, 5 injured in fire at Gazipur garment warehouse

Five people were injured in a fire at the warehouse of M&U Times, a garment factory located in Bhangnahati Mollapara area of Gazipur's Sreepur

2w ago

One killed in multi-vehicle crash on Dhaka-Mawa highway

The chain of crashes began when a lorry struck a private car from behind on the Mawa-bound lane

2w ago

Teen killed after being hit by train

A teenager named Apon, 18, was killed after a train hit him at Moghbazar level-crossing in the capital yesterday.

2w ago

3 killed in road accidents

Three people were killed and another was injured in road accidents in two districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

2w ago

2 dead as truck hits bike in Gazipur

Two people were killed as a truck hit their motorcycle in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur this afternoon

2w ago

37,000 lives lost on roads in 5 yrs: report

At least 37,000 lives have been lost in road accidents over the last five years, according to a report by the Road Safety Foundation..The organisation published this data during a national dialogue on institutional management and structural reforms aimed at establishing discipline in the r

2w ago

Man killed after being hit by train at Moghbazar level-crossing

A man was killed after a train hit him at Moghbazar level-crossing in the capital today

2w ago