Deaths

Most labourers work without any protective and safety gear in dangerous circumstances. File photo: TBS
Bangladesh

758 workers killed in workplace accidents across Bangladesh in 2024: Survey

Most of the workers who died this year were between the ages of 21 and 40, according to the survey conducted by the Safety and Rights Society

Palestinians watch as smoke rises following Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, November 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Khamis Said
World+Biz

Israel steps up bombing of central Gaza, strikes kill 21 people

Undetected dengue cases pose severe risks, as timely treatment is crucial for preventing complications. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Health

Dengue claims 7 more lives in a day, cases cross 90,000-mark

A man takes a photograph of a snow-covered neighbourhood as he cleans up the rooftop of a building after a heavy snowfall in Seoul, South Korea, November 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Asia

South Korea battles second day of heavy snow; four dead

Infograph: TBS
Health

Country's dengue death rate hits highest in 22 years

Health Services Division Senior Secretary MA Akmal Hossain Azad speaks at a briefing in the conference room of the ministry at the Secretariat on Wednesday (11 September). Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

625 killed, 18,380 injured during student movement: Health services secretary

People suffer amid floods in Feni on 22 August 2024. Photo: Md Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Bangladesh

Flood death toll climbs to 52, over 54 lakh people affected

A rescue worker operates on the site of a damaged passenger bus, after it plunged into a deep ravine in Kahuta, Pakistan August 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

Pakistan bus accidents kill at least 34: authorities

Sheikh Hasina. File Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Hasina sued over killing of private firm employee who was shot from helicopter

The Human Rights Support Society's (HRSS) press conference held at National Press Club today (20 August). Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

819 deaths during student protests: HRSS

Chedilal and Rajkumari relatives of a stampede victim Ruby, mourn next to her body, outside a hospital in Hathras district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, July 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

India stampede: Death toll rises to 121; FIR filed against congregation organisers

A reticulated python at rest in captivity. Photo: Wikipedia/Mariluna
South Asia

Missing Indonesian woman found dead inside python after three days

View of the damage after a landslide in Maip Mulitaka, Enga province, Papua New Guinea May 24, 2024 in this obtained image. Photo: Emmanuel Eralia via REUTERS
World+Biz

More than 4,000 likely impacted by Papua New Guinea landslide, aid group says