Accident
2 kids drown in Meherpur
Meherpur, Oct 22 (UNB) –Two minor girls drowned in the Mathabhanga River at Bholadanga village in Gangni upazila on Monday morning.
Rescuers search site after train crash killed 18 in Taiwan
Dongshan Township, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — Rescuers searched through wreckage Monday after one of Taiwan's fastest passenger trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 180 others.
Father, son among 3 killed in Chandpur road crash
Chandpur, Oct 22 (UNB) – At least three people, including a man and his son, were killed as a covered van hit an auto-rickshaw on Chandpur-Cumilla road near Bakila Bazar in Hajiganj upazila early Monday.
The deceased were identified as LM Hossain, 45, his son Akram Hossain, 22, and Abu Sufian, residents of Kamta in Shahrasti upazila.
Joynal Abedin, sub-inspector of Hajiganj upazila, said the accident took place around 3:30am when the covered van hit the auto-rickshaw carrying them, leaving the three people dead on the spot and two others, including the auto-driver, critically injured.
The injured were admitted to General Hospital.
Four Bangladeshis killed in South Africa fire
Feni, Oct 21 (UNB) – Four Bangladesh nationals including three members of a family were killed as a fire broke out at a shop in Brits City area of North West province in South Africa early Saturday.
The deceased were identified as two siblings--Anwar Hossain and Mosharaf Hossain--of Char Majlispur in Sonagazi upazila, their maternal uncle Mominul Haque of Jagatpur village in Daganbhuiyan upazila and Mohammad Ibrahim of Jamalpur district.
Among them, three were workers of the shop and another came to visit them.
Chandpur girl drowns falling off bamboo bridge
Chandpur, Oct 21 (UNB) - A school girl drowned in a canal after falling from a bamboo bridge at Moishadi village in sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Cop killed in Gazipur road crash
Gazipur, Oct 21 (UNB) – An assistant sub-inspector of Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP), who sustained injuries after being hit by a bus in Tongi on Saturday, died at National Institute of Traumatology & Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (Nitor), popularly known as Pangu Hospital, on Sunday morning.
Uttarkhan fire death toll rises to six
Dhaka, Oct 21 (UNB) – A minor boy who along with seven others suffered burn injuries in a fire incident in the city’s Uttarkhan area on October 13 succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday night, taking the death toll to six.
NGO official, van driver killed in Gopalganj road crash
Gopalganj, Oct 20 (UNB) – Two people, including an NGO official, were killed and five others injured as a microbus crashed into a motorcycle and a van at Ratil in Kashiani upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Plane makes emergency landing on Southern California freeway
El Cajon, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — A small plane with a student pilot on board made an emergency landing in the middle of traffic on a Southern California freeway.
Train mows down crowd at India festival, at least 60 dead
New Delhi, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday evening, killing at least 60 people and injuring dozens more, police said.