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?

April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023

Road Crash, Casualties: Even BRTA, police figures don’t tally

Road crash data from two government agencies does not match and this could lead to problems in making informed decisions on road safety

April 5, 2023
April 5, 2023

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.

March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023

Who is to blame for unsafe roads?

Our policymakers’ apathy is the real problem

March 19, 2023
March 19, 2023

Death toll rises to 19 in Madaripur bus crash

At least 24 people were injured in the incident and are undergoing treatment at various hospitals.

February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023

University student dies after bus hits motorbike at Jatrabari

The deceased was identified as Omar Faruk, 22, a first-year BBA student at Bangladesh Islami University

February 15, 2023
February 15, 2023

3 Bangladeshi students dead, 1 injured in Toronto road crash

The deceased were identified as Shahriar Khan, Angela Barai and Aryan Dipta while Kumar Nibir, son of singer Kumar Biswajit, was injured in the same incident. All four of them are students of Humber College

December 7, 2022
December 7, 2022

Tareque Masud’s birthday celebrated in Rajbari

Yesterday marked the 66th birth anniversary of renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud, who was tragically killed in a road accident on August 13, 2011.

November 15, 2022
November 15, 2022

NRSC rejects proposal to ban bikes on highways

The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) approved the National Road Safety Strategic Action Plan (2021-24) to reduce road crashes by 25 percent within 2024 and by 50 percent within 2030.

October 3, 2022
October 3, 2022

Woman crushed to death between two buses in Gulistan

A woman was crushed to death between two buses in Dhaka’s Gulistan area today.

August 8, 2022
August 8, 2022

7-yr-old runs to rail tracks while playing, train runs over

A seven-year-old boy was killed after a train ran over him in Dhaka’s Moghbazar Wireless area this afternoon (August 8, 2022).