road accident

Five killed in three-way collision in Kishoreganj

The accident took place on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Jagannathpur area around 10:00am

4 killed as bus, pickup collide

Four people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a pickup truck in Tangail’s Madhupur upazila early yesterday.

Banker killed as rickshaw crushed in bus-truck collision

A man was killed and another injured when a battery-run rickshaw was crushed following a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Dhaka's Paltan area early yesterday.

BU student’s death in road crash: Bus driver arrested

The students of the university blocked Barishal-Kuakata-Barguna-Bhola regional routes protesting the accident

Six die as truck, three-wheeler collide

Six people were killed as a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided head-on with a truck on Itakhola-Monohardi road in Narsingdi’s Shibpur upazila yesterday afternoon.

Eid journey: Road crashes kill 262 people in 13 days

At least 262 people were killed and 543 were injured in 251 road crashes in the 13 days centring the Eid-ul-Azha holiday, Road Safety Foundation said today

708 killed in 683 road accidents in April: report

At least 708 people were killed and 2,426 injured in 683 road crashes last month, Bangladesh Jatri Klyan Samity said today

Why can’t road crashes be curbed?

The Road Transport and Highways Division has called a meeting tomorrow with the divisional commissioners and deputy inspector general of ranges to find out why the number of road crashes cannot be controlled.

Instant Reaction / Barring unfit vehicles an unimplementable order

The Police Headquarters yesterday instructed all its field level units not to allow any vehicles without fitness clearance to operate on the roads. But is it implementable?

February 6, 2024
February 6, 2024

4 killed in bus-rickshaw van collision in Dinajpur

Locals block Dinajpur-Rangpur highway for two hours in protest

February 3, 2024
February 3, 2024

How to lower road travel speed and save lives

Managing travel speeds on the roads of Asia and the Pacific will save lives and avoid costly, often debilitating, injuries.

January 15, 2024
January 15, 2024

7,902 killed on the roads in 2023

Over 7,902 people were killed in 6,261 road accidents last year, said a Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) report released yesterday.

December 12, 2023
December 12, 2023

4 killed as cars collide head-on in Purbachal

Four persons died and four others were injured as two private cars collided head-on on 300 feet road in Purbachal this morning.

December 3, 2023
December 3, 2023

Constable killed as train hits police van in Jamalpur

A constable was killed and another was seriously injured when a local train hit a police van in Jamalpur's Sadar upazila early today

November 7, 2023
November 7, 2023

3 children among 7 killed as bus rams auto-rickshaw in Chattogram

At least seven persons were killed after a bus rammed an auto-rickshaw in Hathazari area of Chattogram this morning

September 6, 2023
September 6, 2023

3 killed as bus drives into stationary truck

Three people were killed and 12 injured when a bus rammed a into a stationary truck on the Dhaka-Mawa expressway in Munshiganj early today

July 23, 2023
July 23, 2023

The undelivered promise of road safety

Govt attitude must change for such tragedies to end

June 8, 2023
June 8, 2023

Ome, Polash caught in massive road accident

Earlier today, “Bachelor Point” director Kajal Arefin Ome and actor Ziaul Hoque Polash were involved in a massive car accident. The news was confirmed to The Daily Star by Ome himself.

May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023

Kolkata TV actress Suchandra tragically passes away

The actress was the passenger on a bike, which swerved to avoid a cyclist that suddenly came in front of them, forcing the bike’s driver to brake suddenly.