Five killed in road accidents

Five people were killed and two injured in road accidents in three districts yesterday, report our correspondents.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Woman killed in Gazipur road accident

A woman was crushed under the wheels of a covered-van on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila today.
29 July 2021, 08:20 AM

Cyclist dies after being hit by car

A man died after a car hit his bicycle in Dhaka's Kuril Bishwa Road area tonight.
28 July 2021, 17:43 PM

3 of a family drown in Cox’s Bazar canal

Two brothers and their nephew drowned while catching fish in a canal during heavy rain in Cox’s Bazar’s Sadar upazila today.
28 July 2021, 13:49 PM

Bunker barge sinks near Patenga beach

A small bunker barge partially sank at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port near Patenga sea beach yesterday afternoon, due to strong current in the sea.
27 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Eid Home Rush: 207 killed, 389 hurt in road accidents

At least 207 people were killed and 389 were injured in 158 road accidents in the country in 11 days – July 14 to 24 amid the Eid rush, Road Safety Foundation said Saturday.
26 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Fire at Gafur Tower on Topkhana road brought under control

A fire at Gafur Tower on Topkhana Road in Dhaka this evening was brought under control an hour after it broke out.
26 July 2021, 15:02 PM

Eid rush: 207 dead in 158 road accidents over 11 days

At least 207 people were dead and 389 were injured in 158 road accidents in the country over 11 days -- from July 14, Road Safety Foundation said today.
26 July 2021, 10:32 AM

Biker killed in road accident

A motorcyclist was killed in a collision between a pickup and his bike on Dinajpur-Ranshia road at Boirchuna village in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon yesterday.
25 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Ferry Rams Bridge: Probe body asks for terminals to be moved

A probe committee of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has recommended shifting the current locations of the ferry terminals on the Shimulia-Banglabazar route to avoid further collision between the vessels and the Padma bridge.
25 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Mysterious fires gut buses, car in the capital

Four buses and a private car were gutted in two separate fires in the capital’s Motijheel and Kamalapur areas on Saturday and yesterday.
25 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Uncle, nephew die of electrocution in Natore

A man and his nephew died of electrocution in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore this afternoon.
25 July 2021, 11:01 AM

36 tin-shed rooms gutted in Gazipur fire, no casualties reported

Thirty-six rooms of a one-storey building have been gutted in a fire in the Fakhruddin Textile Mills area in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila.
25 July 2021, 07:57 AM

Fire burns 6 garages, three vehicles in Dhaka’s Gopibagh

Six automobile workshops along with two buses and a private car were burnt in a fire at Gopibagh in Dhaka this morning, Fire Service and Civil Defence sources said.
25 July 2021, 07:25 AM

Worker dies falling from factory roof

A worker died after falling from the roof of a cement factory’s silo plant in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj yesterday.
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Ferry Rams Bridge: Probe body finds two employees responsible

A probe committee formed after a ferry on Friday rammed a pillar of the under-construction Padma Bridge found that the master and quartermaster of the vessel were responsible for the mishap that left 20 people injured.
24 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Fire at BRTC bus depot in Dhaka’s Kamalapur doused

A fire broke out at a bus depot of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) in Kamalapur area of Dhaka this evening.
24 July 2021, 15:15 PM

Master’s carelessness behind ferry hitting Padma Bridge pillar: Shipping Secretary

The ferry hitting a Padma Bridge pillar occurred due to the master’s carelessness, Shipping Secretary Mohammed Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury said today.
24 July 2021, 15:06 PM

Crucial yet left without care

Around one and a half years ago, Dhaka North City Corporation procured three turntable ladders for dousing flames at high-rise buildings.
23 July 2021, 18:00 PM

3-Day Eid Vacation: 6 killed in Bagerhat

At least six people were killed and one was injured after a truck hit a battery-run three-wheeler in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat yesterday morning.
23 July 2021, 18:00 PM