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Eid journey turns tragic for many
Amid the Eid-ul-Fitr and Pahela Baishakh celebrations, there were families who had to mourn the loved ones killed in road accidents and similar incidents.
Chattogram Challengers bus hit by lorry
A Chattogram Challengers' bus was hit by a lorry in Sitakunda this morning.
5 miraculously survive after container smashes car in Ctg
Five people escaped death by a whisker following an accident in Dhaka-Chattogram highway's Sitakunda upazila this morning
Kumar Bishwajit provides latest updates on son’s condition
Legendary singer Kumar Bishwajit, along with his wife Naima Sultana, had rushed to Canada after receiving news of their son’s road accident.
An outpouring of love and prayers for Kumar Bishwajit’s son
Since the news of the accident made headlines, many people have come forward to express their love and send their prayers for Kumar Nibir
Opinion / Call for a safe DU campus
We have murdered our humanity and left it to rot at the sanctuary of democracy.
2 dead, 3 injured as gas cylinder-laden pick-up van overturns in Padma Bridge
At least two persons killed and three others injured after a gas cylinder-laden pick-up van overturned on Padma Bridge last night (July 17, 2022).
At least 22 killed as van plunges into deep ravine in Pakistan
At least 22 people were killed when a passenger van plunged into a deep ravine in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.
Woman dead as DSCC garbage truck hits her in Mugda
A woman died after a garbage truck of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) hit her at Mugda in Dhaka last night.
Ronaldinho's lucky escape
Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho had a miraculous escape on Monday after a traffic signal post fell in front of the car carrying him seconds before it sped away in Kozhikode city of southern Indian state of Kerala.
Hearts of stone
The man was lying flat on the road, bleeding profusely. He raised his right hand and waved weakly for help. His motorbike was lying two feet away near the road divider only 50 yards off Hotel Radisson.
The stone hearts
“It seemed to me that people in the cars do not have empathy for people. While they screamed at me, the pedestrians and poorer ones came to help. What will we do with this so-called education and social status?” Saif writes after the injured man whom three hospitals declined to treat died in his car.
Lights were out during pile-ups
All 153 sodium lights on Bangabandhu Bridge were turned off during the 16-vehicle pile-ups on the bridge in the early morning fog of January 9 that left six people dead. To the astonishment of many, Bangladesh Bridge Authority, which looks after the country's longest bridge, had usually been using only half of the lights on the bridge to “save electricity”, even in dense fog.
Twin tragedies strike within eight hours
She wanted a new school dress, white in colour, as she would be admitted to Tejgaon Government Girls High School. But what her
Highway speed limit 50 in foggy weather
To prevent road crashes, the government has lowered the speed limit to 50kmph on highways during foggy weather, despite the fact that similar decisions on road safety remain unimplemented for years.
3 killed as prison van rams 3-wheeler
At least three passengers of a rickshaw-van were killed and five others injured yesterday when a prison van rammed it in Rangpur Sadar upazila.
Road crashes killed at least 8,642 last year
At least 8,642 people were killed and 21,855 others were injured in road crashes across the country last year.
Road crash: Minister's son among 6 killed on Bangabandhu bridge
Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif’s son is one of the nine victims of the separate road crashes on the Bangabandhu bridge in Tangail and Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district.
Knock-on accident kills 4
In dense fog, a pickup tore through a police barricade set up to recover a flipped onion-laden truck and ran over