Accident
Two killed in Faridpur road crash
Faridpur, Oct 11 (UNB) – Two people were killed and nine others injured when a truck rammed a human hauler on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Sadar upazila on Thursday.
Two die after car plunges into Rajbari ditch
Rajbari, Oct 11 (UNB) – Two people were killed when a private car carrying them plunged into a roadside ditch at Shyamsundar in Kalukhali upazila early Thursday.
Mother, daughter killed in Nilphamari road crash
Nilphamari, Oct 11 (UNB) – A woman and her five-year-old daughter were killed while another injured when a truck hit a rickshaw-van at Bhatiapara in Domar upazila on Wednesday night.
Police say 4 killed in Bahrain building collapse
Dubai, Oct 11 (AP/UNB) — Police in Bahrain say four people have been killed and some 20 others were injured when a building collapsed in the island kingdom.
India train cars derail, at least 5 people killed, 35 hurt
Lucknow, Oct 10 (AP/UNB) — Police say an express train has partially derailed in northern India, killing five passengers and injuring dozens more.
2 siblings killed in Khulna sunshade collapse
Khulna, Oct 9 (UNB) – Two minor siblings were killed when a sunshade of an under-construction building collapsed on them at Deyana in Daulatpur upazila on Tuesday.
Minor boy killed in Gopalganj road crash
Gopalganj, Oct 09 (UNB) – A minor boy was crushed under a pick-up van on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Pona area of Kashiani upazila on Tuesday morning.
Worker killed in Chuadanga road crash
Chuadanga, Oct 9 (UNB) – A worker was killed as a tractor overturned at Amirpur village in Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Bakul, 42, son of late Anwar Hossain of Ujirpur village in Damurhuda upazila.
Delwar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said Bakul sustained critical injuries after the sand-laden tractor overturned when Bakul was unloading sand from it.
Later, he died on the way to a hospital, he added.
3 motorcyclists killed in Nagaon road crash
Nagaon, Oct 9 (UNB) – Three motorcyclists were killed when a truck rammed a motorbike on Mohadebpur-Patnitola road in Patnitola upazila headquarters on Tuesday.
Death toll in Haiti earthquake rises to 15; 333 injured
Port-De-Paix, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — The death toll from a 5.9 earthquake that hit Haiti over the weekend rose to 15 people with 333 injured, authorities said Monday, as thousands of people slept outdoors fearing aftershocks would topple their cracked homes.