Road Accident in Bangladesh
564 killed in road accidents in March: Road Safety Foundation
Five hundred and sixty-four people were killed and 1,097 injured in 486 road accidents throughout the country in March this year, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation.
5 dead as segment of viaduct falls on car from crane
At least four people in a car were crushed to death after a segment of a viaduct of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project fell on the vehicle in Dhaka's Uttara area this afternoon (August 15, 2022).
Road accidents claim lives of 1674 children in Jan 2020-Apr 2022
At least 1,674 children (between one month and 18-year-old) died in road accidents across the country between January 2020 and April 2022, according to Road Safety Foundation.
9 killed in three-way collision: Bus driver arrested
Bhatiapara Highway Police today arrested a driver of Rajib Paribahan on charges of killing nine people and injuring 25 others in a road accident on Saturday.
9 killed in bus, private car, motorcycle collision
At least nine people, including five members of two families, were killed and 25 others injured in a three-way collision among a passenger bus, private car and motorcycle in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj today (May 14, 2022).
543 people killed in 427 accidents in April: Road Safety Foundation
At least 543 people were killed and 612 were injured in 427 road accidents across the country in April, Road Safety Foundation, a non-government organisation, said in a press release today (May 7, 2022).
3 killed in Chapainawabganj road crash
Three labours were killed and six others were injured after a truck hit a human hauler in Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj this morning.
Man dies after truck crashes into motorcycle in Patuakhali
A man was killed in a road accident this morning after a truck hit his motorbike from the opposite direction on the Patuakhali-Kuakata road at Eusufpur area.
Road accident: Bus-truck collision leaves 11 dead in Jhenaidah
Eleven people were killed and 13 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Jhenaidah's Kaliganj upazila this afternoon.
Growing number of motorbikes to blame, Nischa survey finds
The number of road accidents saw a marked rise in the last two years due to a growing number of motorcycles, says a new survey of Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa).
Dhaka streets still mired in chaos
Most pedestrians were jaywalking at Shahbagh. Only a handful used the zebra crossings and footbridges. Buses were picking up and dropping off passengers in the middle of streets as rickshaws waited for passengers blocking part of the busy intersection.
Bus kills BADC official in Farmgate
A man was killed after a bus hit him in the capital's Farmgate area yesterday.
5 die as truck ploughs thru' auto stand
At least five people were killed, and four others injured, when a speeding truck ploughed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw stand along the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram yesterday.
2 RMG employees killed in Savar road crashes
Two garment factory employees are killed in separate road accidents on Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar upazila of Dhaka.
Road crashes killed 357 in Aug: Report
The month of August this year has seen 314 road accidents across Bangladesh which killed 357 people including 50 women and 60 children, says a survey report.
Microbus plunges into Hatirjheel
A microbus plunged into the Hatirjheel lake in Dhaka yesterday.
7 killed as bus hits Laguna in Cox’s Bazar
At least seven people are killed and several others injured as a bus hit a human haulier, locally known as laguna, in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar.
Natore crash: Probe blames both drivers
A probe committee has blamed drivers of both vehicles for the deadly crash of August 25 in Natore’s Baraigram that killed 15 people and hurt 20 others.
Broken Rail Gate: Negligence causes bus-train crash
A train ploughed into a bus early yesterday at a level crossing, killing at least one man and injuring over 20 others, two critically, almost 12 hours after the manually-operated barrier malfunctioned.