At least Five people were killed when the anchor rope of a passenger launch severed and hit them at Sadarghat terminal in the capital. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon (April 11) at around 3:15 pm. Joynul Abedin, director of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) confirmed the matter. The deceased include a woman, three men and a child. According to sources, five passengers were seriously injured after the anchor of Tasrif 4 broke into pieces and hit some of the people around, injuring them. Five of them died.  

Actor Chance Perdomo, known for his roles in ‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and ‘Gen V’, has died at age 27 following a motorcycle accident. Actor Chance Perdomo, who worked in ‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and ‘Gen V’, died after a bike accident at the age of 27. The news was confirmed by Perdomo’s publicist through a statement. It read, “On behalf of the family and his representatives, it is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Chance Perdomo’s untimely passing as a result of a motorcycle accident. Authorities have advised that no other individuals were involved. His passion for the arts and insatiable appetite for life were felt by all who knew him, and his warmth will carry on in those whom he loved dearest. We ask to please respect the family’s wish for privacy as they mourn the loss of their beloved son and brother.” The producers of ‘Gen V’, which is a spinoff of ‘The Boys’, also mourned Perdomo’s untimely death. They released a joint statement which read, “We can’t quite wrap our heads around this. For those of us who knew him and worked with him, Chance was always charming and smiling, an enthusiastic force of nature, an incredibly talented performer, and more than anything else, just a very kind, lovely person. Even writing about him in the past tense doesn’t make sense. We are so sorry for Chance’s family, and we are grieving the loss of our friend and colleague. Hug your loved ones tonight.” Perdomo played Ambrose Spellman in Netflix’s ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and Andre Anderson in ‘The Boys’ spinoff series, ‘Gen V’. Source: India Today  

A person has been killed after a bus rammed into a static private car on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway. The incident took place at around 7pm on Monday (Jan 8) at Nakhalpara, Tejgaon Industrial zone police’s Sub-Inspector Mizanur Rahman said. He said the private car was heading towards Farmgate. On the way, one of its tyres was punctured, forcing the vehicle to stop on the expressway.   Later, a bus coming from behind hit the private car. The driver and passenger of the private car were injured. They were taken to Kurmitola General Hospital where the driver was pronounced dead. The identity of the victim could not be known yet.  

At least 5 people were killed and 10 people were injured in a bus accident at Trishal in Mymensingh.   Around 8 am, the accident took place at Chelerghat area of ​​Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Wednesday (October 11) .  Main Uddin, Officer-in-charge (OC) of Trishal police station confirmed the matter. In Dhaka-Aricha highway, another 5 people were killed.  More to follow....

5 people were killed and 3 injured in a head-on collision between a private car and a CNG autorickshaw at Khagail on Sylhet-Bholaganj road in the morning on July 20. more to follow...

The accident occurred at a camp for fathers and children in the northern state of Lower Saxony. A fire brigade spokesperson said a group had been riding in a box carried by the excavator "for fun." Two people were killed in an excavator accident in northern Germany, regional police said on Sunday. What do we know so far? A child and an adult were killed in the incident, and 10 other children were injured, some of them severely, police in the German state of Lower Saxony said. Those injured were aged 4 to 10, according to police. The accident occurred on Saturday at a camp for fathers and children in the Harburg district of Lower Saxony. A police spokesperson said the group was riding in a box that was being carried along a dirt road by the excavator. The box detached and fell from the excavator after a hydraulic hose on the vehicle tore, the spokesperson said. Some of the people were then trapped underneath the box. A fire brigade spokesperson said the group was riding over the road "for fun." Dozens of emergency personnel respond, excavator seized for police probe Police said 60 rescue workers and 30 police officers came to the scene. The excavator was seized for police investigations. The 44-year-old driver of the excavator is being investigated for manslaughter and whether he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

At least 15 people have been killed in a crash in the province of Manitoba, Canada, when a bus carrying elderly people collided with a truck. A small bus carrying a group of mainly elderly people to a casino collided with a semi-trailer truck at a highway intersection in a rural part of the Canadian province of Manitoba on Thursday, killing 15 people, police said. Rob Hill, Commanding Officer of the Manitoba Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said the bus was carrying 25 people and authorities in Manitoba were deploying all their resources to the scene. Ten people were taken to hospital. The crash occurred at the junction of two major roads near the town of Carberry, 170 kilometers (105 miles) west of Manitoba's capital of Winnipeg. The bus passengers had been on their way from a senior center to a casino in Carberry. Police said the drivers of both vehicles were alive, and declined to say who might have been responsible for the crash. 'Incredibly tragic,' says Trudeau "The news from Carberry, Manitoba is incredibly tragic," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted. "I'm sending my deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones today, and I'm keeping the injured in my thoughts." "My heart breaks hearing the news of the tragic accident near Carberry," Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson said on Twitter. The crash is one of the most lethal road accidents in recent Canadian history. The worst traffic accident in Canadian history occurred in 1997 when a bus carrying seniors plunged into a ravine in the province of Quebec, killing 44 people.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep sorrow and condolences over the tragic incident of casualties in a horrific train accident in Odisha, India.  On Saturday morning, June 03, this information was conveyed through a condolence message sent from the Prime Minister's press wing. In the condolence message, it was stated that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep sorrow over the incident of casualties in the horrifying train accident in eastern Indian state Odisha. The Prime Minister said, "I express my deep sorrow over the incident of casualties in the accident. At the same time, I wish the injured a speedy recovery." In her condolence message, the Prime Minister prayed for the forgiveness of the souls of the deceased in the accident and expressed profound sympathy to the families of the victims. On Friday evening, June 02, at around 7 pm, a terrifying train accident occurred in Odisha, India, resulted in the death of at least 288 people so far.  In addition, more than 900 people were injured. On Saturday, June 03, indian authorities have stated that this is the deadliest train accident in over 20 years. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of 24 people in a bus accident at the Abha district of Asir Province in Saudi Arabia. In a condolence message, the Prime Minister prayed for eternal peace of the departed souls and expressed deep sympathy to the bereaved families. The Prime Minister also instructed the foreign minister and mission officials to look into the treatment of injured Bangladeshis. A horrific bus crash killed around 24 people and injured around 23 people in the Abha district of Asir Province, the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia on Monday, according to Bangladesh Consulate General, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The accident occurred at about 4.00 pm at Agabat Shaar, where reportedly, many of the passengers were Bangladeshis. The bus was carrying pilgrims to the holy city of Makkah. A bus of Ruba Al Hijaz Transport Company with passengers from different countries, including Bangladeshis living in Abha district, left for Makkah in the early evening. According to the preliminary report, due to the malfunction of the brake system, the bus lost control and collided with a car, rolled over, and caught fire. The passengers could not get off the bus, leaving as many as 24 passengers dead on the spot, which is around 650 km away from Jeddah. Local hospital authorities informed the Consulate representative that the situation is difficult for them to determine the nationalities due to the burning and disfiguring of the bodies. So, it is yet to confirm the exact number of Bangladeshis who died in the accident.

The Bangladesh Embassy said, "Eight Bangladeshi were killed in the Saudi Arabia road accident. At least 20 passengers were killed when a bus carrying pilgrims on their way to the holy city of Mecca to perform Umrah in Saudi Arabia crashed into a bridge and overturned. 8 of them are Bangladeshi.