‘This money cannot bring my husband back’
23 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
Chattogram shipbreaking worker dies, labour leaders seek probe into cause
23 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
Bangladeshi sailor among 22 missing after cargo ship sinks off India's coast
23 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
HSC examinee dies after excavator hits motorbike in Ctg
23 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
Kolkata hotel fire: Bodies of six Bangladeshis repatriated
23 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
7 killed in road crashes in 3 districts
23 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
3 of a family killed as oil tanker lorry collides with three-wheeler
22 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
Three killed in road accidents in Natore, Munshiganj
22 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
HSC examinee killed after excavator hits ride-sharing bike in Ctg
22 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
Shipbreaking Tragedy / Toxic hydrogen sulphide may have caused the deaths
22 August 2026
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Accidents and Fires
'I survived only because I was able to free my hand’
"Around 4:30 or 4:45pm, the ceiling and the walls began to collapse following a big blast. I cannot remember much of what happened afterwards."
8 March 2023
Road crashes claimed 487 lives in February alone: Road Safety Foundation
At least 487 people died and 712 were injured in 439 road crashes in February alone, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation
8 March 2023
Rajuk finds cracks in column joints at the affected building
According to their primary observations, the seven-storey building is in a risky state now, and the slab of the ground floor has also collapsed
8 March 2023
‘Investigation needed to determine whether Gulistan explosion was sabotage’
In light of previous experiences, Kamal Uddin said he has the ground to suspect it could be a case of sabotage.
8 March 2023
Country's experts sufficient to probe Gulistan blast: home minister
"But if the country's experts fail [to investigate], we will seek assistance from foreign experts," the home minister said
8 March 2023
Gulistan blast: 1 injured at DMCH still in danger, others recovering
"The rest of the patients who are being treated at different wards, units and burn wards are improving gradually"
8 March 2023
Gulistan blast: Three still missing, one found
The missing persons are Md Mehdi Hasan Swapan, Md Robin Hossain, and Imtiaz Mohammad Bhuiyan
8 March 2023
Rescue efforts slow because of building’s instability
"Rescue personnel could not start operations at full scale until they are given clearance from authorities"
8 March 2023
10 in critical condition at burn institute
Ten people, who were injured in yesterday's explosion at Gulistan, are undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery and are all in critical condition.
8 March 2023
'Rescuers found my friend's cellphone, but not him'
"My friend Momin Uddin Sumon's shop was on the ground floor of this building. After hearing the news of the explosion, I kept calling him. The call went through but Momin did not receive the call," Arif said.
8 March 2023
‘Deploy army, so that we can at least get our relative's body’
Dismayed at the delay in the rescue operation, grief-stricken Abdul Mannan who came from Chattogram in search of his niece's husband, urged the government to deploy army to speed up rescue operations.
8 March 2023
Fire service forms 5-member probe body
The committee will submit a probe report within five working days
8 March 2023
Rapid Response Team successfully handled the emergency: DMCH director
The team has received specialised training to handle crisis situations and perform under time constraint. Once a month, they receive training, and frequent meetings are held to discuss how to improve services
8 March 2023
Rescue operations delayed due to clearance issues
At the spot, an on-duty Rab official was heard speaking on his mobile and requesting a top official of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to send an engineer for clearance
8 March 2023
Rescue efforts to resume soon, 17 bodies handed over so far
Rescue operations at the building in Gulistan, where an explosion yesterday claimed the lives of at least 17 people, will resume shortly
8 March 2023
Chaos at DMCH
All hell broke loose at the Dhaka Medical Collage Hospital around 5:15pm yesterday, about half an hour after an explosion at a building in Gulistan
7 March 2023
‘How would I console my father?’
Mansur Hossain, 42, and his cousin Al Amin, 20, had gone to Siddikbazar of Gulistan to buy sanitary ware for Mansur’s new flat
7 March 2023
Probably accumulated gas caused the blast: DMP chief
Primarily it is suspected that accumulated gas may have caused the explosion at the building in Gulistan, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Khandker Golam Faruq today
7 March 2023
Relatives take away body of blast victim from DMCH morgue
Qatar expatriate Suman's body was forcibly taken away from the DMCH mortuary by his relatives and friends
7 March 2023
16 deceased identified
Sixteen of the deceased victims of the Gulistan blast today have been identified
7 March 2023