12 dead in China coal mine accident

Twelve people have been killed and 13 others injured in a mining accident in northeast China,  state media reported on Thursday. The incident took place at 3:50 pm local time (0750 GMT) on Wednesday at a coal mine on the outskirts of Jixi city in Heilongjiang province, state broadcaster CCTV

3 dead as bus hits human hauler in Demra

Three people, including two women, were killed and two were injured when a bus hit a human hauler at Dhaka’s Demra on Thursday morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The accident occurred at 9:00am when the bus hit the human hauler while heading towards Jatrabari from Demra

10 migrants killed in Mexico truck accident

At least 10 Cuban migrants were killed and 25 injured on Sunday when a cargo truck carrying them overturned in southern Mexico, local officials reported, the latest fatal crash involving US-bound migrants. The accident took place in southern Chiapas state, near the border with Guatemala, the report said. A source in the

University student crushed under train wheels in Natore

A 25-year-old university student was crushed under the wheels of a train in Natore as he attempted to reboard it at Abdulpur Junction station on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Nuruzzaman Entaj, son of advocate Ishaq Ali. He was a sixth semester law student of Rajshahi's Barendra University. According to

Mirsharai Tragedy: Death toll rises to 12 as another dies

 A 21-year-old student succumbed to injuries on Friday, raising the death toll to 12 from the accident involving a running train hitting a microbus stuck on a level crossing in Mirsharai upazila in Chattogram, a hospital doctor said.  The deceased was identified as Ayat Hossain, of Hathazari upazila, a passenger of

15 injured as rival groups clash in Magura

At least 15 people have been injured in a clash between two rival groups in Baharbag village of Magura Sadar upazila, police said on Friday. Twelve of the injured have been identified as former union parishad chairman Liakat Munshi, Salim Sardar, Tuhin, Badsha Mia, Anwar Hossain, Kajol, Imran, Mizan, Harun, Indris,

10 dead as van gets electrocuted in Bengal

At least 10 people died and 16 others sustained injuries after a van carrying a group of Hindu pilgrims got electrocuted in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal in the small hours of Monday. The tragedy occurred around 12.30am on Dharla Bridge in the state's Cooch Behar district, some 700

10 killed in Barishal road crashes in 24 hours

Within 24 hours of a tragic road accident that left six people dead in Barishal on Wednesday, four people have lost their lives in the same district in a collision between two vehicles. Four people were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a bus and a microbus on