Tragedy at toll plaza: ‘I have no one left to live for’

“I have lost everything... I don’t want to live anymore,” cried Jobeda Khatun, the mother of Amena Akhter, who died in an accident at the Dhaleshwari toll plaza on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway on Friday.
28 December 2024, 20:29 PM

Mawa expressway crash: Everything was wrong with the bus

Friday’s road crash on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway that claimed the lives of six people and injured four others was inevitable.
28 December 2024, 18:23 PM

Toll plaza tragedy: Driver had no valid licence

Says Rab; driver claims the vehicle had brake issues
28 December 2024, 12:52 PM

3 killed in Pabna road accident

Three people were killed and three others injured when a truck hit a three-wheeler human hauler at Rangamatia in Shanthia upazila, Pabna yesterday.
28 December 2024, 11:14 AM

No fitness, no route permit

The bus that killed 6 had no valid documents
28 December 2024, 11:11 AM

Pedestrian killed after being hit by motorbike in Gazipur

A pedestrian was killed when a motorcycle hit him in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur last night.
28 December 2024, 06:03 AM

Secretariat fire: Work of ministries to continue in depts for now

Bureaucrats whose Secretariat offices have been gutted in a fire will work at the office rooms of relevant departments for the time being.
27 December 2024, 21:43 PM

6 killed as bus hits 3 vehicles at toll plaza

Six people of two families were killed when a bus rammed into three other vehicles parked at the toll plaza of Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in South Keraniganj ​yesterday morning.
27 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Tea worker dies in workplace accident

A tea worker was killed in a workplace accident in Thakurgaon this afternoon
27 December 2024, 15:16 PM
27 December 2024, 14:00 PM

SSC examinee dies from electrocution in Jashore

A 16-year-old SSC examinee died from electrocution caused by an electrical short circuit in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore yesterday.
26 December 2024, 20:07 PM

Fire at secretariat: Documents of 5 ministries, divisions burned

Documents of at least five ministries and divisions have been burned as fires ravaged part of Building-7 of the Secretariat for almost 10 hours.
26 December 2024, 18:14 PM

4 of a family killed in road accident

After four members of a family lost their lives in a road accident in Mymensingh yesterday, tragedy struck the family once again when an elderly relative, whom the victims were travelling to visit, passed away after getting the devastating news.
26 December 2024, 18:00 PM

7-member committee formed to probe Secretariat fire

The committee will submit its report within 7 working days, detailing findings, recommendations to prevent such incidents in future
26 December 2024, 07:52 AM

Fire disrupts regular activities at Secretariat

Most officials have vacated the Secretariat, with electricity disconnected, halting regular operations completely
26 December 2024, 07:02 AM

High-powered committee to probe Secretariat fire incident: Home adviser

Asked whether it was a conspiracy or an act of sabotage, Jahangir said, 'We can't say that before investigation'
26 December 2024, 04:20 AM

Firefighter dies after being hit by truck while battling Secretariat fire

Another firefighter sustained injuries in his leg while working to extinguish the fire
26 December 2024, 02:22 AM

Two electrocuted in Narayanganj

A man and his son-in-law died after being electrocuted at an under-construction building in Narayanganj‘s Siddhirganj yesterday
25 December 2024, 18:19 PM

2 dead, 500 houses gutted in Rohingya camp fire

Two people were burnt to death and many injured in a devastating fire that broke out at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya yesterday.
24 December 2024, 20:06 PM

2 killed in road accident

Two men were killed and another was injured when a three-wheeler, locally known as Nosimon hit a motorcycle in Narayanganj’s Araihazar upazila yesterday.
24 December 2024, 20:02 PM