At least 30 people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir on Wednesday when a passenger bus skidded off a mountainous road and plunged into a deep gorge, police said. The accident took place on a remote road in the Doda area, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) southeast of the region's capital Srinagar. "Thirty
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16 migrants killed, 29 injured in a bus crash in Mexico
At least 16 migrants from Venezuela and Haiti died early Friday in a bus crash in southern Mexico, authorities said. Mexico's National Immigration Institute originally reported 18 dead, but later lowered that figure. Prosecutors in the southern state of Oaxaca later said there had been an overcount due to some of
6 killed, 878 injured in political violence in August: HRSS
At least six people were killed and 878 injured in 74 incidents of "political violence" in August, according to a report published by Human Rights Support Society on Saturday (2 September). "Most of these casualties occurred in clashes centred around the ruling Awami League's infighting and BNP's rally. In addition, relating
7 children among 13 killed in Madagascar stadium crush
At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed Friday in a crowd stampede at a stadium in the Madagascar capital of Antananarivo, according to the Red Cross and a local member of parliament. "So far 13 people have been killed and 107 injured," said opposition MP Hanitra Razafimanantsoa on a
585 killed in road crashes in 1st month of 2023
Road crashes claimed 585 lives across the country in January, said a report of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. Forty-six people killed in 44 railway accidents while 11 killed and one was injured in 13 waterway accidents, it said.The report was published on Saturday after analysing accident reports published in the
Israeli army killed 3 Palestinians
The Israeli military shot and killed three Palestinians during arrest raids in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said, the latest bloodshed in months of rising violence between Israelis and Palestinians. The military, which has been carrying out near-nightly raids in the territory since early last year, said
Traffic police killed in city road crash
A traffic police constable was killed after a lorry ran over him in the city's Uttara area early Sunday, said police. The deceased was identified as Kazi Masud, 38, of Bagerhat. He was posted at Traffic Uttara East Zone of Uttara Division. The accident occurred around 4am when the speeding lorry hit
Bangabandhu was killed to destroy Bangladesh: Mostafa Jabbar
Post and Telecommunication Minister Mostafa Jabbar today said the motive of killing Bangabandhu along with his family was to destroy the state of Bangladesh by thwarting its progress. “The motive of killing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family was to kill Bangladesh as the progress of war ravaged Bangladesh which
Woman killed ‘by brother-in-law’ in city
A 32-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her brother-in-law over land dispute in the city's Shyampur area on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Nazma Begum, wife of Abul Kashem, resident of Shayampur. Md Sentu, brother-in-law of Nazma, hit Nazma with a sharp weapon while she was busy in her household work
Two motorcyclists were killed in a road collision in Bogura
Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Jamnagar area on the Seemabari-Ranirhat regional road in Sherpur upazila of the district this morning. The deceased were identified as Fazr Ali Khwaja, 42, son of Nowsher Ali, resident of Bhabanipur village under Bhabanipur union of the upazila and Belal Hossain, 52,