Accident
Two minor girls killed in road crashes in 2 dists
Dhaka, Oct 6(UNB) – Two minor girls were killed in separate road accidents in Kurigram and Sylhet districts on Saturday.
One killed in Magura road crash
Magura, Oct 6 (UNB) – A man was killed and five others were injured as a human- hauler plunged into a roadside ditch on Magura-Jashore highway at Bhaina intersection in Sadar upazila on Friday night.
The deceased was identified as Paresh Kanti Saha, 60, of Deyarpara area.
Sirajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Magura Sadar Police Station, said the human- hauler, locally known as Nasimon, fell into the ditch as the driver lost control over the steering, leaving its passenger Paresh dead on the spot and five others injured.
The injured were admitted to Sadar Health Complex.
Two women killed in Sirajganj road crash
Sirajganj, Oct 5 (UNB) – At least two women were killed as a speeding truck hit a battery-run auto rickshaw in Mulibari Check post area in the district town on Friday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Manoara Khatun, 50, wife of Afsar Ali and Chaina Khatun, 35, wife of Azizul Haque, of Konagati village in sadar upazila.
Syed Shahid Alam, officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge West Police Station, said a Dhaka bound truck hit the auto-rickshaw at the place around 4:30 pm, leaving the duo dead on the spot.
Police recovered the bodies and sent those to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital for an autopsy.
Police detained the truck from the spot while the driver and helper managed to flee the scene, added the OC.
A case was filed in this connection with the police station, said the OC.
Five die in carbon monoxide leak in China power plant
Dhaka, Oct 5 (UNB) - Five people dead and another 15 are being treated following a carbon monoxide leak in a thermal power plant in northwest China's Gansu Province Friday.
Worker die falling off Maniikganj court building
Manikganj, Oct 5 (UNB) – A construction worker died and four others severely injured after falling from the under-construction building of the district Judges Court in the town on Friday.
12 missing as trawler capsizes in Turag
Savar, Oct 5 (UNB) – At least 12 people remained missing after a trawler capsized in Turag River in Ashulia on Friday evening.
Eden College student killed in N’ganj road crash
Narayanganj, Oct 5 (UNB) - A student of Eden Mohila College was killed and 10 others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chottagram highway in Siddhirganj on Friday.
Truck-ambulance collision leaves one dead in Natore
Natore, Oct 5 (UNB) – A man was killed and four others were injured as an ambulance collided with a truck on Natore-Dhaka highway at Karbala in Baraigram upazila on Friday.
Crew recount terror of tsunami that dumped ferry in village
Wani, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — The captain and crew sailing the Sabuk Nusantara ferry to new owners on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi got the task done and then some.
Rescuers detect possible sign of life under quake-hit hotel
Palu, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — A French rescue team said Thursday it has detected a possible sign of life under the rubble of a hotel in Indonesia's Sulawesi island nearly a week after it was hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, as the death toll rose to more than 1,500.