Chattogram shipbreaking worker dies, labour leaders seek probe into cause
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
23 August 2026 Accidents and Fires
Bangladeshi sailor among 22 missing after cargo ship sinks off India's coast
Reuters, New Delhi
23 August 2026 Accidents and Fires
HSC examinee dies after excavator hits motorbike in Ctg
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
23 August 2026 Accidents and Fires
Kolkata hotel fire: Bodies of six Bangladeshis repatriated
Our Correspondent, Benapole
23 August 2026 Accidents and Fires
7 killed in road crashes in 3 districts
Star Report
23 August 2026 Accidents and Fires
3 of a family killed as oil tanker lorry collides with three-wheeler
Our Correspondent, Sylhet
22 August 2026 Accidents and Fires
Three killed in road accidents in Natore, Munshiganj
Star Online Report
22 August 2026 Accidents and Fires
HSC examinee killed after excavator hits ride-sharing bike in Ctg
Staff Correspondent, Chattogram
22 August 2026 Accidents and Fires
Shipbreaking Tragedy / Toxic hydrogen sulphide may have caused the deaths
Staff Correspondent
22 August 2026 Accidents and Fires

Teacher dies in road crash

A high school teacher was run over and killed by a brick-laden tractor in Panchagarh’s Boda upazila last morning.
20 February 2023

2 killed as trawler capsizes in Kaptai

Three others were injured in the incident that took place around 6:00pm today
20 February 2023

A modern building but lacked fire safety plan

The authorities took a no-objection certificate (NOC) while constructing the building, but they did not prepare any fire safety plan as required by the rule
20 February 2023

Son waits to reunite with mother in hospital

"They told me that my mother is doing fine, but I am not sure about her condition," Hridoy told The Daily Star
20 February 2023

3 injured in Ctg gas cylinder explosion

Three workers sustained burn injuries as a gas cylinder exploded at a restaurant in Khulshi of Chattogram city this morning
20 February 2023

Rescue hampered by immense crowd: Atiqul

"The rescue team was [initially] not able to bring in equipment and vehicles due to the crowd, resulting in losing valuable time when the fire started," he added.
20 February 2023

No fire station in Gulshan, Banani

Even though the fire service managed to reach quickly this time, the need for a station around the neighbourhood is imminent as unfavourable conditions could delay the response time in future. 
20 February 2023

Gulshan fire: 18-member medical board for 3 injured

They are being treated at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery
20 February 2023

Death toll rises to 2 as another injured dies

Raju breathed his last around 3:30am at Zainul Haque Sikder Women's Medical College & Hospital
20 February 2023

Fire in Gulshan building may have started in elevator

Fire service officials were primarily suspecting that a short circuit sparked the fire, which then spread quickly due to the plywood decor inside the elevator
20 February 2023

Man 'attempts to die by suicide after killing wife' in Bhatara

Police today said they suspect that a man attempted to die by suicide after stabbing his wife to death in Dhaka’s Bhatara area last night..The deceased was identified as Bonya Akter, 19, a garment worker, police said. .Her husband Md Sujan is receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical Coll
20 February 2023

RU student dies in road accident

A student of Rajshahi University was killed after his motorcycle was hit by a truck in Rajshahi's Godagari upazila yesterday
20 February 2023

She jumped off after saving kids, mother-in-law

Then she somehow got out of the elevator and got onto the balcony of the seventh floor. As the flames started growing, she jumped into the swimming pool next to the building
19 February 2023

Gulshan fire: Deceased identified

He used to work for a family living on the 12th floor, said his brother
19 February 2023

With cellphone flashlights, they called for help

"At one point, a person on fire jumped off a balcony of the building, screaming 'bachao'," said a witness
19 February 2023

Gulshan fire: Probe committee formed

The five-member probe committee would be led by Lt Col Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury, director (operations and maintenance) of Fire Service and Civil Defence
19 February 2023

Panic as fire engulfs Gulshan high-rise

A massive fire ripped through seven top floors of a 13-storey residential building in the capital’s Gulshan last night, leaving at least one man dead and dozens injured.
19 February 2023

Gulshan fire under control

Nineteen firefighting engines along with a team from Bangladesh Air Force brought the blaze under control at 11:00pm
19 February 2023

One killed after fire breaks out in Gulshan building

Nineteen firefighting units are trying to douse the blaze that began around 7:00pm on the sixth floor of the 12-storey building on Road-104
19 February 2023

Canada road crash

The body of one of the three Bangladeshi students, who died in a tragic car crash in Toronto on Monday night, is scheduled to reach Dhaka from Canada on February 24.
18 February 2023