The number of road crashes and fatalities in Bangladesh increased last year, with motorcycle-related incidents accounting for nearly one-third of all crashes and casualties, according to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.
The grim tally of road crashes and fatalities in Bangladesh in 2024 paints a harrowing picture. These staggering numbers are more than statistics; they are a wake-up call for a nation grappling with a systemic road safety crisis
The number of road accident casualties in Sylhet division rose in December compared to November 2024, according to a report of Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa), Sylhet
Three people, including a primary school teacher, were killed in separate road accidents in Pirganj and Sadar upazilas of Thakurgaon last night and today
The body of a rickshaw puller was found in a sack at Faridpur's Model Town around 1:30pm today, four days after he went missing
A week after a deadly accident on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, four more people died in two road crashes on the expressway in Munshiganj early yesterday.
According to police and locals, Nurul was heading towards Jhikargachha on a motorcycle around 9:00pm. When he reached the Beneali area, he collided head-on with a bus coming from the opposite direction.
Two people were killed when a minibus hit a covered van on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj early today
After four members of a family lost their lives in a road accident in Mymensingh yesterday, tragedy struck the family once again when an elderly relative, whom the victims were travelling to visit, passed away after getting the devastating news.
A painter died of electrocution in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj today
The committee will submit its report within 7 working days, detailing findings, recommendations to prevent such incidents in future
Most officials have vacated the Secretariat, with electricity disconnected, halting regular operations completely
Asked whether it was a conspiracy or an act of sabotage, Jahangir said, 'We can't say that before investigation'
Another firefighter sustained injuries in his leg while working to extinguish the fire
A man and his son-in-law died after being electrocuted at an under-construction building in Narayanganj‘s Siddhirganj yesterday
Two people were burnt to death and many injured in a devastating fire that broke out at a Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya yesterday.
Two men were killed and another was injured when a three-wheeler, locally known as Nosimon hit a motorcycle in Narayanganj’s Araihazar upazila yesterday.
Three teenage boys lost their lives early yesterday when the motorcycle carrying them collided with a roadside electric pole in Cumilla’s Sadar upazila when they were returning home after attending a wedding ceremony.
