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Launch fire: Twin sisters’ bodies identified, mother still missing
The bodies of twin sisters Samia and Lamia, who died in the MV Abhijan-10 launch fire in the Sugandha river in Jhalakathi, have been identified by their relatives today.
25 December 2021, 10:45 AM
All 15 launch fire victims transferred to Dhaka are critical: doctors
None of the 15 victims of MV Abhijan-10 fire, who were sent to Dhaka for advanced treatment, is out of danger, doctors have said.
25 December 2021, 07:30 AM
4 burnt in gas explosion at Ctg ship breaking yard
At least four workers were burnt in a gas explosion at the Jamuna Ship-breaking Yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila this morning.
25 December 2021, 05:55 AM
Janaza of 30 launch fire victims held in Barguna
The Namaz-e-Janaza of 30 victims, who died in the fire on Barguna-bound launch MV Abhijan-10, was held on the premises of Barguna Circuit House this morning.
25 December 2021, 03:57 AM
Jhalakathi launch fire: Another injured dies, death toll now 40
The death toll in yesterday’s fire that broke out in the engine room of a launch on the Sugandha river near Jhalakathi Sadar upazila rose to 38 as another injured died last night in a Dhaka hospital.
24 December 2021, 18:52 PM
Tragedy strikes midriver
The engine of MV Abhijan-10 developed problems a few hours after it left Dhaka for Barguna around 6:00pm on Thursday.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Search for the loved ones
Putul Begum, from Dhaka’s Madartek, boarded the MV Abhijan-10 on Thursday evening to go to her sister’s home in Barguna along with at least seven family members for a holiday trip.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Barguna Launch Fire: Nothing less than fair probe
Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) has demanded a fair probe, punishment of persons responsible and compensation for victims of the deadly fire on Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch in Jhalakathi.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM
College student drowns, 2 siblings go missing in Bandarban’s Sangu River
A tourist drowned while two siblings went missing in the Sangu river in Bandarban’s Rowangchhari upazila this noon.
24 December 2021, 14:08 PM
Jhalakathi launch fire: PM orders prompt, proper treatment of injured
Expressing profound shock and sorrow at the loss of lives and injuries in the MV Avijan-10 launch fire, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed the authorities concerned to ensure quick treatment of the injured and hand over the bodies to their relatives promptly.
24 December 2021, 13:03 PM
Fire on launch: 10-year-old dies, father burnt, grandfather missing
Ten-year-old Taifa died in the fire that broke out at the MV Abhijan-10 launch on the Sugandha River near Jhalakathi Sadar upazila early today.
24 December 2021, 12:03 PM
Fire on launch: 2 injured admitted to Sheikh Hasina Burn Institute
A woman and her eight-year-old son who sustained burn injuries in the MV Abhijan-10 fire were admitted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery his afternoon.
24 December 2021, 11:26 AM
MV Abhijan-10 caught fire from gas cylinder explosion: cabin boy
A gas cylinder explosion in the canteen next to the engine room on the ground floor of MV Abhijan-10 is the reason for the fire, said a cabin boy of the launch.
24 December 2021, 10:07 AM
Tk 1.5 lakh for families of each deceased in launch fire
TK 1.5 lakh will be provided to family members of each of the deceased in the fire on Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 launch in Jhalakathi.
24 December 2021, 09:26 AM
Fire on launch: Pathorghata UNO, wife narrowly escape death
Pathorghata Upazila Nirbahi Officer Hossain Mohammad Al Mujahid and his wife who were onboard the MV Abhijan-10 narrowly escaped the fire that caught the launch early today.
24 December 2021, 09:03 AM
Fire on launch: Shipping ministry forms 7-member probe body
The Ministry of Shipping today formed a seven-member probe committee to investigate the fire on a Barguna-bound launch in Jhalakathi.
24 December 2021, 06:48 AM
Fire on launch in Jhalakathi: Death toll goes up to 35
At least 37 passengers were killed after a fire broke out in the engine room of a launch on the Sugandha River near Jhalakathi Sadar upazila early today.
24 December 2021, 03:28 AM
Surveyor dies falling from vessel
A surveyor died after falling from a mother vessel at the outer anchorage of Payra Port in Kalapara upazila on Wednesday night.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Five killed in road crashes
At least five people were killed in road crashes across the country yesterday, report our correspondents.
23 December 2021, 18:00 PM
HSC student killed as autorickshaw rolls over into river in Tangail
An HSC examinee was killed and two others were injured as a CNG-run three-wheeler carrying her fell into a river in Tangail’s Mirzapur upazila today.
23 December 2021, 14:23 PM