gas cylinder explosion

Gas explosion in Narayanganj burns five of a family

The incident occurred around 5:00am at a ground-floor room of the three-storey building at Kanchpur BSCIC industrial area
4 September 2025

Explosions erupt as cylinder-laden truck overturns

A truck loaded with over 200 gas cylinders overturned, setting off a series of explosions on the Cumilla-Sylhet Highway near Brahmanbaria bypass at Birasar early yesterday.
4 June 2025

11 of a family burnt in gas cylinder blast

At least 11 family members, including four children, suffered burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Ashulia on Friday night.
15 February 2025

High Court questions authorities' inaction

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why they should not be directed to take safety measures for preventing deaths caused by gas explosions throughout the country.
3 December 2018

Eight-month-old dies in gas cylinder explosion

An eight-month-old child was killed and two of her family members were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in their house in Brahmanbaria in the early hours of yesterday.
7 September 2018

2 workers killed in gas cylinder blast at Ctg dockyard

At least two workers are killed and three others injured as a gas cylinder explodes on a vessel at a dockyard in Shikalbaha area of Karnaphuli upazila in Chittagong.
23 July 2018

Lax monitoring, grave risk

In March, Abul Quaiyum bought a reconditioned car and was ready to convert the fuel-run vehicle into a CNG-run one from an authorised conversion centre. He knew it would cost him Tk 60,000, but didn't know where best to go. So he asked a mechanic friend for advice.
13 June 2016

3 injured in Ctg car cylinder blast

Three persons are injured as a gas-cylinder of a car blasted at a CNG filling station in Chittagong’s Khulshi area.
10 April 2016

6 workers burnt in Habiganj factory fire

Six workers of a factory are burnt in a fire triggered by a gas cylinder explosion in Sadar upazila of Habiganj.
28 February 2016

25 dead in mine explosive blast in India

At least 25 people are killed and 35 injured when explosives kept inside a building went off at a town in central Indian town of Madhya Pradesh.
12 September 2015