Accidents & Fires
Rupnagar chemical warehouse still smoulders a day after deadly fire
Heavy smoke, chemical hazards hampering rescue operations
15 October 2025, 06:00 AM
‘You’ve seen the Tongi incident where 3 firefighters were martyred; we don’t want such incidents repeated’
Fire Service DG blames illegal chemical warehouse for Mirpur tragedy
14 October 2025, 20:01 PM
BNP announces Tk 1 lakh assistance for families of Mirpur fire victims
Rizvi visits the site, calls for strict action against chemical warehouses in residential areas
14 October 2025, 19:21 PM
Toxic blaze at warehouse, RMG unit claims 16 lives
At least 16 people were killed and several others injured after a devastating fire broke out at a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment factory unit in the capital’s Mirpur yesterday.
14 October 2025, 18:12 PM
Jamaat pledges Tk 1 lakh for each Mirpur fire victim families
Calls for transparent investigation and action against negligence
14 October 2025, 16:52 PM
‘The factory is on fire. We’re trapped. Can’t get out’
Alo's last call to her father before phone went dead
14 October 2025, 16:26 PM
Mirpur chemical explosion: DIFE forms probe committees
Finds no documents for chemical warehouse
14 October 2025, 15:30 PM
Mirpur chemical explosion: At DMCH, an agonising wait for word on loved ones
Bodies were brought to the hospital around 8:15pm
14 October 2025, 15:24 PM
Toxic gas from chemical explosion caused instant deaths: Fire service
No rescue yet due to extreme risk, says fire official
14 October 2025, 13:56 PM
3 children drown in pond during wedding celebration in Habiganj
Victims were playing near the pond at Chanpur Tea Garden, say locals
14 October 2025, 12:03 PM
Pregnant mother of 3 drowns in Kaptai Lake while heading to market
Locals recover her body after a two-hour search
14 October 2025, 11:59 AM
Chemical explosion in Dhaka's Rupnagar claims 16 lives
All bodies recovered from garment factory
14 October 2025, 06:42 AM
Man killed, two hurt in AC blast at CMCH
A technician was killed and two others sustained severe burn injuries after the compressor of an air conditioner exploded on the roof of the Chattogram Medical College Hospital building yesterday morning.
13 October 2025, 18:17 PM
AC explosion on CMCH roof: Technician dies, two burnt
Victims were working under PWD
13 October 2025, 15:06 PM
7 workers burnt in explosion at illegal battery factory in Narsingdi
Workers extracted lead by burning old batteries inside the premises, locals say
12 October 2025, 13:56 PM
2 killed as Rab minibus collides with bus in Patuakhali
Two people, including a member of the Rab-8, were killed and around 50 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a Rab minibus on the Patuakhali–Kuakata highway yestedrday morning.
11 October 2025, 18:32 PM
Man, grandson killed as bus hits cars
A man and his grandson were killed, and several others injured, when a bus hit them and rammed into several cars in Dhaka’s Gabtoli yesterday.
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Man, grandson killed as bus ploughs through cars in Dhaka’s Gabtoli
Several others injured
11 October 2025, 13:10 PM
Rab member among two killed, 50 injured in Patuakhali highway crash
Along with families, Rab members were travelling to Kuakata for a picnic
11 October 2025, 09:08 AM
RU professor killed, another injured in road accident
A Rajshahi University teacher was killed and another injured in a road accident in Rajshahi’s Paba area yesterday morning.
10 October 2025, 19:06 PM