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Unfit 'Chander Gari' jeeps continue to pose danger on Khagrachhari's hilly roads
Unfit open-top jeeps, locally known as Chander Gari, continue to operate freely on the hilly roads of Khagrachhari, disregarding government regulations and posing significant risks to passengers. Reckless driving by unskilled drivers often leads to accidents, especially on the route to the popular...

5 killed in separate road accidents in Rangpur
Five people were killed and at least 25 injured in separate road accidents in Rangpur. The accidents took place on Friday morning. The accident occurred due to darkness amid dense fog, said the concerned officials. Three passengers of a three-wheeler were killed when a bus hit them in the...

8543 lives lost on roads in 2024
A total of 8,543 people lost their lives, and 12,608 were injured in road accidents across the country in 2024, reports UNB. General Secretary of Jatri Kalyan Samity Mojammel Hossain Chowdhury revealed the annual report of the organisation on road accidents at a press conference held at the...

Five killed in firework chaos in Germany
CNN reported five people were killed and dozens of emergency workers were injured as a spate of incidents involving fireworks marred New Years Eve celebrations in Germany. Despite calls for a nationwide ban on the private use of fireworks, they continue to be a significant part of New Years...

66 dead in Ethiopia road accident
More than 60 people have died after a road accident in southern Ethiopia, the local health authority said on Sunday, reports The Guardian. Sidama state is in the south of Ethiopia, some 300 kilometres (180 miles) south of the capital Addis Ababa. The Sidama Regional Health Bureau said on...

Teen actor Hudson Meek, known for Baby Driver, dies after falling from moving vehicle
Hudson Meek, the 16-year-old actor best known for his role in Baby Driver, tragically passed away last week after falling from a moving vehicle in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, as reported by CNN affiliate WVTM. CNN on Thursday (Washington local time) reported that on December 19, Meek suffered blunt...

12 dead, 3 injured in explosives factory blast in western Turkiye
A powerful explosion at an explosives factory in the Karesi district of Balıkesir, western Turkiye, claimed 12 lives and left three others injured on Tuesday, reads a Daily Sabah report. The incident occurred in the factorys capsule production section in the rural Kavaklı neighborhood. The...

52 killed in 2 bus accidents in central Afghanistan
Two bus accidents involving a fuel tanker and a truck on a highway through central Afghanistan killed at least 52 people and injured 68, a provincial official said Thursday. The accidents happened in Ghazni province on the same highway between the capital Kabul and southern Kandahar city late...

Five killed in road accident in Cox’s Bazar
At least five persons including three of a family were killed following a collision on head between a CNG auto-rickshaw and a dump truck in Hazibazar area under Pekua upazila here Thursday morning, reports BSS. The deceased were identified as Feroz Ahmad, 49, hailed from Madhyam Madarsha area of...

4 killed in Gazipur road crash
Four people were killed when a rickshaw was sandwiched between a truck and a covered van on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Bhogra Bypass area on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as Saleha Akter, 26, Imran hossain Rajon, 38, Md Mamun, 23 and Md Dulal, 42. According to hospital and...

2 killed in train accident
Two people were killed after being run over by a speeding train in Gazipurs Tongi on Monday night. Their identities could not be known yet but it is suspected that they were father and son, police said quoting locals on Tuesday, reports UNB. According to SI Choton Sharma of Tongi Railway...

Four dead, 20 injured in bus-truck collision on Dinajpur highway
At least four people, including two drivers, were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Dinajpur on Friday morning, according to police. The accident took place around 8:30 a.m. at the Chakai intersection on the Dinajpur-Panchagarh highway, said Abdul...

Thousands of UAE homeowners become 'accidental millionaires' as property prices surge
A significant rise in property prices has transformed thousands of Dubai homeowners into accidental millionaires, according to a recent analysis by global real estate consultancy Knight Frank. The report highlights that nearly one in every five homes in Dubai is now valued at over $1 million, a...

Four killed in separate road accidents in Natore
Local police said that at least four people were killed in two separate road accidents in Natore on Tuesday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Alfu, 55, Mostakim Sheikh, 23, Motaleb Hossain, 45, and Shah Alam, 47. Ismail Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Banpara Highway Police Station,...