Police-probe

A bus driver died after a parked local bus caught fire at the new bus terminal in Faridpur. The driver, Kalachan Sheikh, was sleeping inside the vehicle when the fire broke out. He reportedly died from breathing difficulties caused by smoke inhalation, according to initial findings. The incident occurred at around 3am early Tuesday following an arson attack on the bus, police and local residents said. The deceased, Kalachan Sheikh, was the son of Nuruddin Sheikh of the Goalchamot area in...

A moving pickup van carrying bananas was set on fire in Bagerhat after a group of miscreants allegedly chanted “Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu” and fled the scene, according to the driver. The incident occurred at around 9:40pm on Monday (November 9) near Bagerhat Sea Food alongside the Khulna-Bagerhat-Barishal Highway in the Maniktala area of Rakhalgachhi Union under Bagerhat Sadar Upazila. According to police and eyewitnesses, four to five young men riding motorcycles intercepted the banan...

Two workers were killed in an explosion and fire at an old hydropower plant in southern Switzerland, local authorities said Wednesday. Ticino cantonal police said two workers suffered severe burns in the fire at the power plant in the village of Piotta. They later died while receiving treatment. The accident also caused extensive damage to the building. Authorities are investigating what caused the explosion and fire. One of the two victims was a 55-year-old Swiss citizen. Police said the...