A humanitarian catastrophe is feared after a Malaysia-bound trawler, allegedly carrying more than 250 trafficked Bangladeshis and Rohingya, capsized near the Andaman Islands recently.

Police say the victim remains unidentified as severe burns made it impossible to determine age or gender

A total of 532 people -- including 66 women and 98 children -- were killed, and 2,221 were injured in 576 road accidents across the country in March, said the monthly report of Road Safety Foundation (RSF) released yesterday.

A former schoolteacher was killed after being hit by a train in Jashore yesterday morning.

Freight truck slips into river as driver loses control

Five fire service units respond; search ongoing amid dense smoke

No casualties reported, says fire service

Four others injured in train and road mishaps

They suffered burns to their hands, legs and faces

Eyewitnesses said incident took place under the Tejturi Bazar footbridge

Blaze brought under control after an hour, Fire Service says

Blaze breaks out late at night; no disruption to flight schedule

The gas lighter manufacturing factory in Keraniganj, where a devastating fire killed at least six people on Saturday, had been operating illegally, police said.

The incident occurred in Bagan Math area of Banshbaria union

Bus hits truck from behind on Konabari Flyover in Gazipur

At least six people died after a fire tore through a gas lighter manufacturing factory at the Kadamtali intersection in Keraniganj yesterday.

Another body recovered from fire debris

Security guard father mourns loss of only daughter in Keraniganj factory fire

2 injured

Gas lighter factory blaze claimed at least 5 lives