Two LPG tankers catch fire in bay
Two tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas, anchored near Cox鈥檚 Bazar鈥檚 Kutubdia in the Bay of Bengal, caught fire early Sunday.
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Govt should improve cylinder use and fire safety protocols
THE death of three people in a cylinder explosion at a restaurant in Keraniganj, as 抖阴精品 reported on October 6, is shocking. It is more so after a series of such events the latest of which, on February 29, left at least 46 dead as a cylinder explosion burnt an eight-storey building that housed mostly restaurants and eateries on Bayley Road in Dhaka...
Mine explosion blows youth鈥檚 leg in Teknaf
The right leg of a young man blew away in a landmine explosion at Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Tuesday morning...
3 die in tanker explosion on River Karnaphuli
Three people were burned to death as fire broke out following an explosion in a petroleum-carrying tanker, Banglar Jyoti, at Patenga on River Karnaphuli in Chattogram on Thursday morning...
Three members of same family injured in gas-leak blast in Dhaka
Three members of a family, including a minor child, sustained severe burn injuries in an explosion apparently erupted from the gas leakage at kitchen in Shukrabad area of Dhaka early Saturday...
Strategic implications of Lebanon pager blasts
THE recent explosion of thousands of pagers across Lebanon is an alarming development that bears the hallmarks of Israeli involvement, potentially signalling an imminent military escalation between Israel and Hezbollah. This tension has been mounting since Hezbollah鈥檚 recent engagement with Israeli forces, a direct response to Israel鈥檚 intensified military...
Eight killed, around 2,750 wounded in Lebanon pager explosions
Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad said eight people were killed and some 2,750 wounded in pager explosions across the country Tuesday, with Hezbollah earlier saying the pagers were used by its members.
Death toll rises to 6 as 2 more workers die
The death toll from the September 7 explosion at a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram rose to six as two more injured workers died at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka early Saturday...
Four die in oil tank blast in Bogura
Four workers were killed when an oil tank of a factory exploded at Bhawanipur in Sherpur upazila of Bogura district in Bangladesh on Thursday.
Explosions in Myanmar again, Rohingyas enter afresh
The people in bordering areas of Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar district had to pass sleepless night after midnight past Saturday as panic gripped them due to the sounds of gunshots and bomb explosions in Myanmar territory...
12 workers burnt in shipyard explosion in Ctg
Twelve workers suffered burn injuries in an explosion at a shipyard in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Saturday...
Explosions in Myanmar again cause panic in Teknaf
The people in bordering areas of Teknaf upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar district had to pass sleepless night after midnight past Wednesday as panic gripped them due to sounds of gunshots and bomb explosions in Myanmar territory...
Rohingya youth killed in mine explosion on Myanmar border
A Rohingya youth was killed in an explosion inside Myanmar while catching crabs at Teknaf in the Naf River of Bangladesh鈥檚 Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Sunday afternoon....
Explosion in Rupganj 鈥榚xtremist hideout鈥� surrounded by ATU
An explosion occurred on Tuesday on the third floor of a four-storey building, surrounded by the police鈥檚 Anti-Terrorism Unit in suspicion of being an extremist hideout in the Barpa area of Rupganj, Narayanganj...
One more Bhatara gas explosion victim dies, death toll now 4
A woman, who suffered 55 percent burns in a fire at her residence on June 10, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Sunday, raising the death toll to 4....
Woman killed as gas cylinder explodes in Bhola ice factory
An elderly woman was killed and two others including a child fell sick inhaling ammonia gas after a gas cylinder exploded in an ice factory in Bhola鈥檚 Daulatkhan upazila Saturday evening.....
Two Bangladeshis injured in 鈥榣andmine explosion鈥� near Myanmar border
Two Bangladeshi nationals suffered serious injuries in a landmine explosion near border pillar number 47-48 on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border on Saturday evening...
Cambodia says heatwave a factor in ammunition blast that killed 20 soldiers
Cambodia鈥檚 defence ministry said on Thursday that a blistering heatwave roiling Southeast Asia played a role in an ammunition explosion that killed 20 soldiers at an army base over the weekend......
Last victim of Bhashantek gas cylinder blast dies
The last burn victim in gas cylinder explosion that occurred on April 12 in Bangladesh capital Dhaka鈥檚 Bhashantek area, died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute......
Nigeria landmine explosion kills 11 anti-jihadist militia fighters
Eleven militia fighters working alongside Nigeria鈥檚 military to battle jihadists were killed on Saturday in the country鈥檚 northeast when their vehicle hit a landmine on a highway near the border with Cameroon....
20 Cambodian soldiers killed in explosion
Twenty Cambodian soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at an army base in the country鈥檚 west, prime minister Hun Manet said on Saturday....
One killed in explosion claimed by IS in Kabul
One person was killed and three others wounded by an explosion in Kabul on Saturday evening, Afghan police said, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility for the sticky bomb attack...
Tehran airports resume flights: state media
Tehran's two major airports resumed flights on Friday, state media reported, following a brief suspension after explosions were heard in central Iran....
One of six Bhashantek gas cylinder blast victims dies
One of the six family members, who sustained burn injuries from a gas cylinder explosion in Bhashantek area of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday, died on Saturday while undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in the city....
Six of a family burnt in Bhashantek gas cylinder blast
Six members of a family, including two children, sustained burn injuries as a gas cylinder exploded in Bhashantek area of Bangladesh capital Dhaka early Friday.....