Four killed in road crashes in 3 districts
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Accidents & Fires
Motorcycle catches fire while taking extra fuel in Barguna; rider flees
24 April 2026, 14:03 PM
Accidents & Fires
2 road workers killed on the spot as bus slams into divider in Mohakhali
23 April 2026, 17:05 PM
Accidents & Fires
Two workers killed, two injured in soil collapse during excavation in Chattogram
23 April 2026, 09:45 AM
Accidents & Fires
Baby’s life gone in moments
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Accidents & Fires
Fire damages temple in Habiganj
22 April 2026, 16:35 PM
Accidents & Fires
18-month-old child among two killed in Mymensingh road crash
22 April 2026, 12:24 PM
Accidents & Fires
Fire breaks out at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital building in Dhaka
20 April 2026, 13:18 PM
Accidents & Fires
Bailey Road fire: Court issues arrest warrants for 13
19 April 2026, 20:47 PM
Bailey Road fire
Waiting for his mother after school, 6-year-old killed by covered van in Gazipur
19 April 2026, 17:59 PM
Accidents & Fires
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, 05:00 AM
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, 01:40 AM
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, 01:20 AM
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, 01:00 AM
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, 19:01 PM
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, 18:48 PM
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, 18:34 PM
Man killed in train accident
An unidentified man was killed after a train hit him in Joypurhat’s Panchbibi yesterday.
8 March 2023, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 16:08 PM
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, 15:11 PM
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, 14:43 PM
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, 13:58 PM
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, 13:44 PM
'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, 13:25 PM
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, 13:09 PM
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, 12:25 PM
Recent fire incidents: Govt checking if BNP involved
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the government was looking into the recent incidents of explosion and fire to check whether the BNP had a hand in those after failing in their movement
8 March 2023, 12:10 PM