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A crowd gathers at Cumilla Railway Station after two women were killed after being hit by a train on the evening of 18 August 2026, as police cordoned off the area. Photo: TBS

Two women killed after being hit by Suborno Express train in Cumilla

Police are yet to determine why the two women were walking along the railway tracks near Cumilla station.

Ships are seen at the Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, following a toxic gas leak that killed nine workers. Photo: Collected

Two marine firms assess toxic gas mitigation at Ferdous Steel yard

Map of Sylhet. Photo: BSS

Truck, pickup workers announce indefinite strike on 2 Sylhet routes

CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers placed bricks on a road in front of a filling station in Brahmanbaria's Kuttapara area today (13 August) while protesting the ongoing gas shortage. Photo: Collected

Severe gas crisis in Brahmanbaria sparks CNG drivers' highway blockade

Families of missing and dead fishermen attend a meeting seeking government support at the Kachua Upazila Parishad auditorium today, 12 August 2026. Photo: Collected

Families of 35 fishermen 'missing, killed' at sea since 2014 seek govt aid

BATB field technicians and office staff hold a press conference in Kushtia today, 10 August 2026, demanding permanent employment and labour rights while warning of a nationwide blockade if their demands remain unresolved. Photo: Courtesy

BATB third-party workers in Kushtia demand permanent jobs, threaten nationwide blockade

Police investigate after a Russian national died following an alleged drunken brawl at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant workers' residential complex in Pabna today (3 August). Photo: Collected

Russian national killed, another hospitalised after drunken brawl at Rooppur nuclear plant

the Rupsha-bound truck from Gazirhat hit the motorbike carrying four people, leaving three dead on the spot and another injured. Photo: UNB

3 of a family killed in Khulna road crash

Photo: Collected

1,350 bullet projectiles recovered from Chattogram drain

The deceased Shariful Islam Jitu. Photo: Collected

Man accused in 14 cases hacked to death in Jashore; one held

Rajshahi University students block a railway track near the university's Faculty of Fine Arts gate, disrupting rail communication with Rajshahi as they protest the alleged assault of a law student by a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) on 21 July 2026. Photo: TBS

Railway blocked for 9 hours in Rajshahi over alleged TTE assault on RU student

Illustration: TBS

2 youths hacked to death over establishing dominance in Kushtia, another injured

Accumulated rainwater inundates roads in Chattogram. Photo: Collected

86 snakebite cases reported in 7 days as floodwaters rise in Ctg; waterborne diseases on the rise