Expatriates’ welfare minister pledges support for families

At least five people were killed and five others injured in road accidents in Bogura and Habiganj yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

At least 16 Bangladeshi nationals have been killed in a devastating fire in Saudi Arabia, according to a notification issued by the Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry early today.

At least one person was killed and four others injured after a covered van lost control and hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and two motorcycles at Wireless Gate in Dhaka’s Moghbazar last night.

Father and son were repairing a punctured wheel when the crash occurred

Another injured

At least 15,712 people were killed and 14,143 others injured in 16,065 motorcycle crashes across the country between January 2020 and July this year, according to the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).

The Sylhet District Administration yesterday formed a five-member committee to investigate the cause of a head-on collision between two buses that killed nine people, including women and children, in Osmaninagar upazila.

At least nine people were killed and 18 others injured in road accidents in Natore, Sirajganj, Kishoreganj and Thakurgaon districts yesterday.

Maruf suffered 90% burns; his parents undergoing treatment with burns

Committee to submit report within five working days; families of victims to receive Tk 5 lakh each

Fire breaks out in lounge kitchen early today; no casualties or injuries reported

Three cattle traders among the deceased

Three members of a family suffered severe burn injuries in a suspected gas explosion at their house in Kuripara of Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila yesterday morning.

It was still dark out. Right after Fajr prayers, around 200 farm workers for hire -- some with towels slung over their shoulders, others carrying small bags -- gathered at an informal labour market in Erulia Bazar of Bogura Sadar upazila.

At least 16 people, including five labourers, were killed and 48 others injured in road crashes in Sylhet and Bogura yesterday.

Labourers had gathered before sunrise at Bogura’s Erulia Bazar when a speeding bus crashed into the crowd

Car struck the couple’s motorcycle after a tyre burst

Victims in critical condition, gas leak suspected as cause behind explosion

Five coaches of a Dhaka-bound commuter train derailed near Gafargaon; no injuries reported