Accident
Speedboats collision in Kaptai lake: Bodies of 2 missing students recovered
The bodies of two students, who went missing after a collision between two speedboats in Kaptai lake on Friday, have been recovered.
The deceased were Liton Chakma, 20, and Elina Chakma, 20, residents of Baghaichhari and Borokol upazilas respectively and students of Higher Secondary Certificate level of Open University.
The body of Liton was recovered by fishermen early Sunday while and the body of Elina by fire service workers on Sunday morning.
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Ariful Islam, officer-in-charge of Langadu police station, said they in association with the fire service men carried out search operation till Saturday evening since Friday afternoon but failed.
On Friday afternoon, seven people were injured and two others went missing in a head-on collision between a passenger carrying speedboat and a goods-laden boat in Kaptai Lake.
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The passenger carrying boat was heading towards Langadu upazila from Rangamati Sadar.
Seven out of total nine passengers of the boat managed to swim ashore while the reset went missing.
Two killed as truck carrying cattle lost control in Chuadanga
Two people were killed along with seven cattle as a truck carrying the animals lost control and crashed into a roadside tree at Chuadanga sadar upazila early Friday.
Cattle trader Ashraful Haque,50, and Monir Hossain,45, from Meherpur district died in the accident. Seven of the cattle also perished, police and fire service said.
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The accident occurred around 3 am on Chuadanga-Meherpur regional road as the truck carrying 19 cattle lost control and hit a roadside tree near a filling station at Alukdia area, said Md Rafiquzzaman, deputy assistant director of Chuadanga fire service and civil defence.
Two other injured in the accident Kalam, 40, and Minarul Islam,41, were admitted to Chuadanga sadar hospital.
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Mahabubur Rahman Kajal, Officer-in-Charge of Chuadanga sadar police station said the Ashraful died on the spot while Monir died under treatment at the hospital.
15 dead in India bus accident
As many as 15 people were killed and 40 others injured after a bus crashed into a truck parked along a busy stretch in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in the small hours of Saturday.
The tragedy occurred near Suhagi Pahari in Rewa district, some 600km from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, when a group of 100 migrant workers was returning to their home district of Uttar Pradesh in northern India for Diwali (festival of lights) on that ill-fated bus.
"The bus hit the truck from behind at high speed after its driver failed to spot the parked vehicle. The impact of the collision was so strong that 15 passengers died on the spot," a senior police officer told the local media.
Those injured were taken to a hospital in Suhagi. "Few with serious injuries were later shifted to Rewa's Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital," he said.
A probe has been ordered into the accident, the officer added.
Road accidents are common in India, with one taking place every four minutes. These accidents are often blamed on poor roads, rash driving and scant regard for traffic laws.
The Indian government's implementation of stricter traffic laws in recent years has failed to rein in accidents, which claim over 100,000 lives every year.
Tourist killed in Rangamati road accident
A tourist was killed and six others were injured when a ‘Chander Gari’( a vehicle that usually carries tourists) fell into a ditch while returning from Sajek on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Mohammad Sagar Ahmed, 32.
According to Atulal Chakma, Chairman of Sajek Union Parishad, the accident occurred around 11:00am when the Chander Gari reached House Para from Sajek’s Ruilui Para, overturned and fell into a ditch.
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“Upon receiving information from the locals, a team of Bangladesh Army and police rescued the injured people and took them to Dighinala Upazila Health Complex for treatment. Sagar died while undergoing treatment there,” Atulal said.
Officer-In-charge (OC) of Sajek Police Station Nurul Haque confirmed the matter saying that all the victims of the road crash were residents of Dhaka city.
Karnaphuli trawler capsize: 2 more bodies recovered
The death toll from the trawler capsize in the Karnaphuli river of Chattogram rose to seven with the recovery of two more bodies on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Abdul Motaleb, 60, and Pradeep Chowdhury, 55, from Dakkhin Char Aisha village of Bhola’s Charfession upazila.
Fire service members recovered the bodies from the river in Patenga area in the morning, said Abdul Malek, Assistant Director of Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defense.
“After four days of relentless efforts, we’ve declared our rescue operation completed as all the seven bodies have been recovered,” he added.
Read: Karnaphuli trawler capsize: Death toll rises to 5
On Tuesday, seven people went missing as ‘MV Magferat’, sank in the river around 1:30 am while trying to dock for maintenance near Ichhanagar village of the Karnaphuli upazila.
Nine people, including the chief engineer, managed to swim ashore.
In a joint operation, River Police, Bangladesh Coast Guard and Fire Service members recovered five bodies till Friday.
Four die in horrific road crash in Gazipur
Four people died when a cycle van was sandwiched between two buses on the busy Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur on Saturday morning.
The horrific accident in the Telipara area of the city at 8am disrupted traffic movement on the high-speed corridor for over half an hour, before cops cleared the carriageway.
The deceased were identified as van puller Borhanuddin, 45, a resident of Mymensingh district, and Yunus Ali, a fish trader, both occupants of the ill-fated cycle van.
The other two deceased were a pedestrian, Sohrab Hossain, 32, who worked at a local garment factory, and Hazrat Ali, 34, the conductor of one of the buses.
"The accident occurred when the driver of a speeding bus of ‘Basumoti Paribahan’ hit the fish-loaded van from behind and then dragged it to a distance where another bus was parked," said officer-in-charge of Bashan Police Station, Malek Khasru.
The impact of the crash was such that the van got sandwiched between the two buses, killing its two occupants, as well as the pedestrian and the conductor of the stationary bus waiting for passengers, the OC said.
On information, police recovered the bodies and sent them to the local hospital morgue.
"Efforts are on to nab the errant bus driver who fled the spot after the accident," said the OC.
7 sustain burn injuries in Gazipur filling station fire
At least seven people have been burnt after a cylinder-carrying covered van caught fire while refueling gas at a filling station in Gazipur on Thursday.
According to locals, the covered van caught fire soon after it entered Wahed Ali Filling Station in Gazipur’s Borobari area.
Seven people who were sitting inside the covered van were soon engulfed by the fire. They were rushed to Tahirunnesa Memorial Medical College Hospital (TMMCH) and were later shifted to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery for better treatment, said locals.
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“Three firefighting units brought the blaze under control around 8:00pm,” said Iqbal Hossain, Senior Station Officer of Tongi Fire Service and Civil Defense.
Mainul Islam, a doctor at TMMCH, said that five of the injured were shifted to Dhaka after receiving treatment at their hospital.
“Another person who had 40 percent burn injuries was immediately sent to Sheikh Hasina Burn Institute from the hospital’s gate,” Mainul added.
Shuvo Debnath, a duty doctor at Sheikh Hasina Burn Institute, said that tracheas of the five injured have been completely burnt in the accident.
"All of the injured have sustained 30 percent to 100 percent burn injuries. They are currently undergoing treatment in a critical condition," said Shuvo.
2 killed, 4 injured as bus hits auto in N’ganj
Two people, including a college student, were killed and four others injured when a speedy bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the busy Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Araihazar upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.
The deceased student was identified as Nafiz, son of Naim Mia of Rupganj upazila.
He was a Class XI student of Government Safar Ali College. The identity of the other deceased is yet to be ascertained.
Azizul Haque, officer-in-charge of Araihazar Police Station, said the accident occurred at 8am when the Narsingdi-bound ‘Badhan Paribahan’ bus crashed into the CNG-run auto-rickshaw, leaving its two passengers dead on the spot.
The four injured occupants of the auto-rickshaw were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for better treatment.
15 shops gutted in Natore fire
At least 15 shops were gutted in a fire at Bangabaria Bazar in Sadar upazila of the Natore district early Sunday.
Sources said the fire broke out from an electric short-circuit at a shop of the market around 1am and it quickly engulfed the other shops.
Akhtar Hamid Khan, senior station officer of Natore Fire Service, said on information a fire fighting team from the station rushed to the spot and put out the fire with the help of locals after about an hour.
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Some 15 shops, mostly selling garment products, medicine and shoes, were burnt in the fire, he said, adding that the extent of damage in the incident could not be fixed immediately.
Fire at Sylhet colony makes five families homeless
A fire that broke out at a colony in Sylhet city’s Pathantula area on Friday has made five families destitute in the blink of an eye.
According to Shahidul Islam, a unit leader of Sylhet Fire Service and Civil Defense, three firefighting units brought the blaze under control around 8:00pm after an hour’s efforts.
Although no casualties have been reported as of filing this story, the scale of losses is yet to be ascertained.“The fire engulfed Faruk Mia’s Colony adjacent to the south gate of Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital on Friday evening. The blaze quickly spread to the nearby installations, including a residential building for the students of the medical college,” Shahidul said.
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Shahidul added they are suspecting that an electrical short circuit had caused the fire.
“No one was hurt in the accident. However, the entire colony has been reduced to ashes. Besides, the nearby residential hall for the medical students has also been damaged. Moreover, five families who were living in the colony have lost everything in the fire,” added Shahidul.