One killed in Gopalganj road accident

A motorcyclist was killed as an unknown vehicle crushed his motorcycle in Fakirkandi area under sadar upazila today. The deceased was identified as Devdas Mollik, 40, hailed from Swarupkati Upazila in Pirojpur district. He was the Deputy Assistant Agriculture Officer of Upazila Agriculture office. Devdas Mollick was going to his office

Habiganj road mishap leaves three dead

Three passengers of a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw were killed when they were hit by a pickup van in Habiganj's Chunarughat upazila on Thursday. The accident happened in the afternoon in Chanbhanga area of the upazila. The deceased were Tanim, 25, a resident of Durgapur village of the upazila, Tamanna Akter, 20, of Ramshree

One dead, five injured as train derails in Gazipur

A man was dead and five people were injured as seven bogies of a train derailed at Bankharia near Gazipur Railway Station early today. The identities of the deceased and injured could not be known immediately. Hanif Ali, Joydebpur Railway Station Master, said seven bogies of Dhaka-bound ‘Mohonganj Express’ from Mymensingh veered

13-year-old electrocuted in Jashore

A 13-year-old boy was electrocuted in Jashore's Abhaynagar upazila on Monday. The deceased was Nipun, a class six student at Baghutia Secondary School in the upazila. The incident happened in Baghutia village when Nipun went to the roof of his uncle’s house and pulled an electric wire, causing him to be electrocuted. Later,

Road accident kills 2 in Gazipur

Two passengers of a private car were killed on the spot when the car overturned after colliding with a road divider in Chandra Palli Bidhut area on the Dhaka-Tangail highway in the early hours of today. The deceased were identified as Abu Taher, 57, son of Abdul Quddus hailed from Pachbaria area