Accident, Fire, Disaster

Eid holiday 2026 death toll in Bangladesh: Roads, rivers, and a system that keeps failing

Eid holiday 2026 death toll in Bangladesh: Roads, rivers, and a system that keeps failing

Every year, Eid-ul-Fitr brings with it something Bangladesh has grown painfully accustomed to, a surge in deaths on its roads and waterways. The festival is supposed to be about ho...

 Mar. 29
Padma bus plunge: Rescue operation continues for 5th consecutive day

Padma bus plunge: Rescue operation continues for 5th consecutive day

UNB, Rajbari:: Rescue operations continued for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday after a passenger bus sank in the Padma River near the 3rd ferry ghat at Daulatdia in Gopalganj upazila of Rajbari.Members of various government agencies resumed search and recovery activities arou...

 Mar. 29

5 crushed under train in Tangail during return travel after Eid holidays

5 crushed under train in Tangail during return travel after Eid holidays What began as a return journey after the Eid holidays ended in tragedy in Tangail’s Kalihati upazila where five people including a child were killed after being run over by a...

Mar. 28

35 shops gutted in Khagrachhari fire

35 shops gutted in Khagrachhari fire UNB, Khagrachhari:: A massive fire gutted 35 shops at Boalkhali New Market, the main commercial hub of Dighinala upazila in Khagrachhari, early Friday morning.The fire broke out ar...

Mar. 27