Body of New Zealand teen recovered after houseboat sank off Cox’s Bazar
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Army man, wife killed in Jhenaidah road crash
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Couple die from electrocution in Jhenaidah
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New Zealand family’s houseboat breaks apart off Cox’s Bazar, teen missing
25 August 2026
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5 fishermen found dead 4 days after trawler capsized in Bay of Bengal
25 August 2026
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‘This money cannot bring my husband back’
23 August 2026
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Chattogram shipbreaking worker dies, labour leaders seek probe into cause
23 August 2026
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Bangladeshi sailor among 22 missing after cargo ship sinks off India's coast
23 August 2026
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HSC examinee dies after excavator hits motorbike in Ctg
23 August 2026
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Kolkata hotel fire: Bodies of six Bangladeshis repatriated
23 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
Rajuk to conduct survey on markets, eateries in Dhaka basements
The survey will be conducted in 24 sub-zones of the eight zones, Rajuk official said
9 March 2023
Gulistan blast: Family members in grim wait as search for Swapan continues
Swapan, a manager of a shop in the basement of the building, has been missing since the explosion on Tuesday, which has so far claimed 20 lives.
9 March 2023
Of buzzing flies, a raised hand, and calls unanswered
Almost 24 hours after the explosion in Gulistan, firefighters at the site noticed a swarm of flies above a particular spot in the debris.
9 March 2023
Building fire hazards: A city strewn with ticking time bombs
The recent incidents are similar to other cases seen over the years. The causes were electric short circuit, accumulation of gas in a confined space, and poorly maintained air conditioning units
9 March 2023
It all points to accumulated gas
There were two possible sources of the gas that got trapped, experts in police said yesterday, requesting anonymity
9 March 2023
Siddikbazar building: 9 out of 24 columns damaged
Nine out of 24 columns in the basement and ground floor of the Siddikbazar building in the capital's Gulistan were damaged in yesterday's explosion, said Rajuk member (development) Maj (retd) Shamsuddin Ahmed Chowdhury
8 March 2023
Unnatural death case filed over Gulistan blast
Police filed an unnatural death case over Tuesday's explosion at a Siddikbazar building in Dhaka's Gulistan that left at least 20 persons dead
8 March 2023
Death toll rises to 20 in Gulistan blast
Another victim of the Gulistan blast died last night at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, raising the death count to 20
8 March 2023
Man killed in train accident
An unidentified man was killed after a train hit him in Joypurhat’s Panchbibi yesterday.
8 March 2023
Four killed, 17 hurt in road accidents
Four people were killed and 17 injured in road accidents in three districts yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.
8 March 2023
Road Crashes, Deaths: BRTA numbers way lower than road-safety platforms’
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has said that at least 303 people were killed and 416 injured in 308 road crashes last month.
8 March 2023
1 killed in bus accident
A madrasa student was killed and 50 others were injured in a bus accident at Laxmipur Bazar area in Netrakona’s Durgapur upazila yesterday morning,
8 March 2023
Rajuk forms probe body to assess building condition
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) today formed a six-member probe committee to investigate the present condition of the Siddikbazar building in Dhaka's Gulistan where a huge explosion took place yesterday
8 March 2023
Questioning Gulistan building owner: DB chief
Additional Commissioner of DMP's Detective Branch Mohammad Harun Or Rashid said his officers are questioning the owner of the Gulistan building ravaged by an explosion yesterday
8 March 2023
Rescue operation suspended for the night
The rescue operation by the fire service at the Siddikbazar blast site in Dhaka's Gulistan has been postponed for tonight
8 March 2023
Two of 19 Gulistan blast victims from Munshiganj
Two people among the 19 killed in the blast at Siddique Bazar in the capital’s Gulistan were from Munshiganj
8 March 2023
Affected building likely to be demolished: DSCC
The building that was damaged in the explosion in Siddikbazar may be demolished soon, said Haidar Ali, general manager (transport) of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)
8 March 2023
'What should we do now?'
Fire service officials paused the rescue operation around 5:30pm after the blast-ravaged building in Gulistan's Siddik Bazar was declared "highly risky"
8 March 2023
Gulistan blast: Five possible reasons according to DMP
After visiting the spot yesterday, the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police officials suspected five reasons behind the blast in Gulistan's Siddikbazar area
8 March 2023
Why CTTC rules out terror attack
At least 19 persons were killed and over 100 injured after an explosion took place at a building in Gulistan's Siddikbazar area yesterday
8 March 2023