Accidents & Fires

Accidents & Fires

Road accidents in 2023 / Hit-and-runs dominate DNCC crash data

At least 123 people were killed in 117 fatal road crashes in 2023 within the Dhaka North City Corporation area, with pedestrians making up the majority of victims, according to a new road safety report jointly prepared by DNCC and Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

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2 killed as vehicle falls into drain

Two persons were killed and three others injured after a human haulier fell into a roadside drain in Ashulia yesterday.

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Two killed as trucks collide

Two people were killed and another was injured as a truck hit another parked truck in Noakhali's Begumganj upazila early yesterday.

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Faridpur bus crash: Probe committee blames reckless driving, poor roads

Reckless driving and a host of safety violations led to the Faridpur bus crash that killed seven people and injured 29 others last week, according to a government investigation

9h ago

Infant dies as couple jumps from train after fire breaks out

An eight-month-old died after a couple jumped from a moving train when a fire broke out at the Cox’s Bazar-bound Probal Express on Tuesday night

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3 killed, 1 injured in lightning strikes in Netrokona’s Khaliajuri

The incidents took place yesterday afternoon

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3 of a family burnt due to explosion caused by gas line leak

"Accumulated gas from a gas line leakage caused the blast"

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2 killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka

Both the bodies were sent to the DMCH morgue for autopsy.

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Hit-and-runs dominate DNCC crash data

At least 123 people were killed in 117 fatal road crashes in 2023 within the Dhaka North City Corporation area, with pedestrians making up the majority of victims, according to a new road safety report jointly prepared by DNCC and Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

4h ago

2 killed as vehicle falls into drain

Two persons were killed and three others injured after a human haulier fell into a roadside drain in Ashulia yesterday.

4h ago

Two killed as trucks collide

Two people were killed and another was injured as a truck hit another parked truck in Noakhali's Begumganj upazila early yesterday.

4h ago

Faridpur bus crash: Probe committee blames reckless driving, poor roads

Reckless driving and a host of safety violations led to the Faridpur bus crash that killed seven people and injured 29 others last week, according to a government investigation

9h ago

Infant dies as couple jumps from train after fire breaks out

An eight-month-old died after a couple jumped from a moving train when a fire broke out at the Cox’s Bazar-bound Probal Express on Tuesday night

1d ago

3 killed, 1 injured in lightning strikes in Netrokona’s Khaliajuri

The incidents took place yesterday afternoon

1d ago

3 of a family burnt due to explosion caused by gas line leak

"Accumulated gas from a gas line leakage caused the blast"

1d ago

2 killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka

Both the bodies were sent to the DMCH morgue for autopsy.

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Rab arrests bus driver involved in Faridpur road crash that killed 7

The arrestee was absconding since April 8, when the accident took place

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10 houses gutted in Ctg fire

Primarily, it is suspected that an electric short circuit caused the fire

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