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Death toll from Bhashantek gas fire hits 3

Dhaka, April 16 -- Another victim of the Bhahantek gas leak fire in Dhaka has died of their wounds in hospital, taking the death toll from the disaster to three. Md Liton, 52, died at the Sheikh Hasi... Read More


An angry father slapped his daughter. The 5-year-old's head struck a wall and she died

Dhaka, April 16 -- A 5-year-old girl has died in Dhaka's Hazaribagh after her father slapped her face, causing her head to hit a wall. Police have since taken the father into custody. The incident oc... Read More


After mother, daughter dies in Bhashantek 'gas fire sparked by mosquito coil'

Dhaka, April 16 -- A woman burnt in a house fire in Dhaka's Bhashantek a day after Eid-ul-Fitr has died in hospital, taking the number of fatalities in the incident to two. The woman Surjo Banu, 47, p... Read More


Woman burnt in Bhasantek gas fire dies

Dhaka, April 13 -- One of the six members of a family burnt in a gas fire in Dhaka's Bhasantek has died. Meherunnesa, 65, identified with a single name, passed away at the Sheikh Hasina National Inst... Read More


Death toll in oil tanker fire rises to 4 as teen worker succumbs to burns

Dhaka, April 3 -- Teenage transport worker Sakib has succumbed to the burns he suffered in the oil tanker fire at Dhaka's Savar, taking the death toll from the accident to four. The 16-year-old died ... Read More


Couple, son burnt in Dhamrai kitchen gas fire die in hospital

Dhaka, April 1 -- A couple and their son have succumbed to burn injuries they suffered in a kitchen gas fire in Dhamrai on the outskirts of Dhaka. Sufia Begum, 48, died at the Sheikh Hasina National ... Read More


Day labourer burnt in Gazipur cylinder fire becomes 17th victim to die

Dhaka, March 30 -- Another victim of the gas cylinder fire in Gazipur's Kaliakair has succumbed to his injuries, bringing the death toll from the disaster to 17.Quddus Khan, 45, died during treatment ... Read More


Father's vigil ends as son, burnt in Gazipur gas fire, becomes 15th victim to die

Dhaka, March 24 -- For 10 days, day labourer Abdur Rahim had been waiting at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery for the recovery of his 22-year-old Nadim alias Naden, a v... Read More


New father succumbs to burn injuries, taking death toll from Gazipur gas fire to 16

Dhaka, March 24 -- Another victim of the gas cylinder fire in Gazipur has succumbed to their injuries, taking the total death toll from the disaster to 16. Ten more victims of the fire are still rece... Read More


Parents mourn 2 children as Gazipur gas fire death toll hits 11

Dhaka, March 18 -- Another child victim of the cylinder gas fire at Gazipur's Kaliakair has succumbed to its injuries at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute. This takes the ... Read More