Savar road crash: Another scientist dies

Another scientist from Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) -- who was injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Aricha highway -- died at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka early yesterday.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Two killed in road accident

Two people were killed after a pickup and truck collided on Jhenidah-Kushtia highway early yesterday.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Info on BM depot removed from Smart Group website

Chattogram-based Smart Group, a partner of BM Container Depot Limited — where a devastating fire broke out, killing 45 people — has removed information on the depot from its website.
9 June 2022, 14:47 PM

Man killed in blast at Benapole engineering workshop

A twenty-year-old was killed in a blast at an engineering workshop in Benapole’s Balunda Bazar today (June 9, 2022).
9 June 2022, 13:45 PM

Road accidents kill 4 in 3 districts

Four persons, including a schoolboy, were killed and four others were injured in separate road accidents today (June 9, 2022) in Dinajpur, Kishoreganj and Thakurgaon districts.
9 June 2022, 11:54 AM

Bus hitting Atomic Energy staff vehicle: Another injured scientific officer dies

Another scientific officer of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC), who was injured in the road accident on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar’s Boliarpur on June 5, has died at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka.
9 June 2022, 06:17 AM

Hazardous goods: Fire scare grips Ctg port

Panic spread among officials at the Chattogram Port when smoke began billowing from an acid-loaded container on Tuesday, around three days after the BM container depot fire and explosion.
9 June 2022, 03:30 AM

Ctg depot fire: Owners not sued by cops

Police yesterday sued eight officials of the fire-ravaged BM Container Depot for negligence but left out the owners of the depot.
8 June 2022, 18:00 PM

2 die in Joypurhat road accident

Two persons were killed as a speeding pickup hit a battery-run easy-bike in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat on Tuesday night.
8 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Five shoe factories gutted in fire

A fire gutted five shoe factories and a shop in port city’s Mazirghat area early yesterday.
8 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Fire at factory in Dhaka’s east Jurain under control

A fire that broke out at a factory in Dhaka's east Jurain, Postogola last night (June 8, 2022), has been brought under control.
8 June 2022, 17:56 PM

"More human remains found at BM Container Depot; death toll now 45"

More human remains including a human skull, bones and other body parts were recovered by fire service officials from the debris of BM Container Depot near the blast site this evening, taking the death toll to 45, according to police.
8 June 2022, 14:25 PM

Worker dies, another injured in Ctg shipbreaking yard accident

A worker died and another suffered injuries when they were hit by a steel plate at Sagarika Shipbreaking Yard in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram today (June 8, 2022).
8 June 2022, 10:25 AM

After 86 hours, fire finally doused in Ctg depot: Army

After 86 hours, the devastating fire at BM Container Depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda has finally been doused, said Lt Col Ariful Islam, commander of the 18th Brigade of Bangladesh Army’s 24th Infantry Division.
8 June 2022, 07:31 AM

One more victim of Ctg depot fire dies

Another victim of Sitakunda BM container depot fire died at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) early today.
8 June 2022, 06:21 AM

Ctg depot fire: Many victims risk losing eyesight

A majority of those injured in the Chattogram depot blasts have suffered eye injuries and many are at risk of permanent vision loss.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM

2 killed by lightning in Habiganj

Two people were killed by lightning strikes at Baniachong upazila in Habiganj this afternoon.
7 June 2022, 15:17 PM

No chance of acid rain caused by hydrogen peroxide: Experts

Experts have said there is no chance of acid rain from the hydrogen peroxide which diffused in the air after the explosions and fire at BM Depot in Sitakunda of Chattogram.
7 June 2022, 14:54 PM

Ctg depot fire death toll now 44, over 100 containers damaged

The death toll from the fire and subsequent explosions at BM Container Depot in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila has risen to 44, with 12 of the victims being fire service personnel.
7 June 2022, 08:31 AM

Remains of 2 more bodies found at Ctg depot

Remains of two more bodies were recovered from two separate spots at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot where a series of explosions happened since the fire broke out on June 4, 2022 night.
7 June 2022, 07:16 AM