Death

Bodies of Rampura house collapse victims handed over to family

Police hand over bodies of the 12 killed in collapse of a two storey tin structure in a marshland in Rampura area of Dhaka.
16 April 2015, 05:28 AM

US shocked at blogger Oyasiqur’s murder

The United States has expressed utter astonishment at the murder of independent writer Oyasiqur Rahman.
31 March 2015, 12:19 PM

Lee Kuan Yew: Which way now for Singapore?

As Singapore mourn the death of founding father Lee Kuan Yew, questions are also quietly being asked about where the country goes next.
29 March 2015, 14:35 PM

9 Pakistani Taliban killed in US drone strike

A US drone strike kills at least nine Pakistani militants in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province
24 March 2015, 11:36 AM

Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies

Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, has died, leaving behind the unlikely nation that he and his colleagues fostered and built over five decades as his lasting legacy
23 March 2015, 01:36 AM

New York house fire kills seven children in Brooklyn

Seven children have died in a house fire in New York City
22 March 2015, 11:29 AM

Industry makes $7,000 for each tobacco death: health campaigners

The tobacco industry makes $7,000 for each of the more than 6 million people who die each year from smoking-related illness, the health campaign said group World Lung Foundation (WLF)
19 March 2015, 15:52 PM

Man killed in Narayanganj clash

A man has been beaten to death in a clash this afternoon following altercation over repaying Tk 800 as a loan in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj
15 March 2015, 13:31 PM

Jannati gets bail finally

The High Court today granted bail to Jannati Hossain, a young entrepreneur detained in a murder case after her business partner Mostamsir Ashraf died in a car crash.
12 March 2015, 14:48 PM

Russian fatal Kazan shopping centre fire leaves 25 missing

Five people died and up to 25 people feared trapped in rubble after a fire at a shopping centre in the Russian city of Kazan
12 March 2015, 12:56 PM

Long-term paracetamol use poses risk, says study

Chronic users paracetamol -- people who typically take large, daily doses over several years -- may increase their risk of death, or kidney, intestinal and heart problems.
3 March 2015, 17:46 PM

Unexplained deaths of 32 patients

WE are appalled that 32 persons, including 10 babies, have died in less than 24 hours at MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet, allegedly due to negligence of doctors and hospital staff.
11 February 2015, 18:00 PM