Neelsagar Express train derails in Bogura, cutting off rail connectivity between Dhaka and 5 districts

Nine coaches of Neelsagar Express train from Dhaka to Nilphamari carrying passengers going home for Eid derailed at Adamdighi, Bogura. The incident occurred today, Wednesday, around 2:30 pm, near Baghbari area, not far from Santhar Junction in the upazila. At least 50 people have been injured. Following the incident, five districts in the northern region […]

Child workers suffer injuries at work

There is a provision for financial aid for workers through the Bangladesh Workers Welfare Foundation, a welfare organisation for workers, but it is inaccessible to child workers because of legal barriers against child labour. The Department of Social Services has grants for children in distress, not for child labour. However, due to lack of proper […]

Mustafizur Rahman injury update: No internal injuries confirmed by Camilla Victorians

Cricketer Mustafizur Rahman was rushed to nearby Imperial Hospital after suffering a serious head injury during a practice session at the Zahoor Ahmed Choudhury Stadium in Chattogram today, Sunday. After a CT scan, Camilla Victorians said Mustafiz had no internal damage. His injury was only external. In a statement provided by Camila Victorians, team physio […]

Earthquake in Cumilla: 20 injured due to disorganized arrangement for evacuation of buildings

At least 20 people, including 17 workers of a garment factory, were injured while leaving a building in Chaudagram upazila of Cumilla district during the earthquake that hit different parts of the country on Saturday morning. Trinath Saha, in-charge of Chaudagram police station, said that seventeen workers of a garment factory located in Mirswani area […]