road accidents in Bangladesh
Road safety, transport politics, and a curious policy U-turn
The latest policy rollover on unfit vehicles seems to be the result of our policymakers remembering that they have interests to protect.
Speeding led to Madaripur road accident: probe report
The bus being driven at a high speed was the main reason behind the Madaripur road crash on March 19, according to the probe report
3 students killed after bike rammed by unidentified vehicle
The three students were heading toward Natore from Sirajganj on their bike when a vehicle hit them at Mannan Nagar area around 6:45am
Is this the best the BRTA can do?
New guideline on motorcycle is unlikely to be effective without wider reforms
Road accidents eat up over 1.5pc of GDP
Over 80 percent of the 7,713 road crash victims last year were aged between 18 and 65 years, the most productive segment of the population, Road Safety Foundation said yesterday.
Why is nothing being done about the endless road crashes?
Those responsible for road safety must be held accountable for their failure to check deadly crashes
Expatriate, 2 family members killed in Gopalganj road accident
Three members of a family, including a Singapore returnee, has been killed and two others injured as a rented car lost control and hit a roadside railing on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Gopalganj’s Kashani upazila.
Six injured as bus plummets into road-side canal in Sunamganj
Six people were injured as a bus plunged into a road-side canal in Janigaon area of Sunamganj Sadar upazila earlier today.
168 killed, 283 injured in road crashes in 13 days during Eid rush: Jatri Kalyan Samity
At least 168 people are killed and 283 injured in 149 road crashes across the country in 13 days while travelling during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival and amid shut down, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.
Bus owner, driver killed in Savar road crash
The owner and driver of a bus are killed after being hit by another bus in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
Govt mulling formation of taskforce to curb road crashes: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister says they are considering to form a taskforce to curb road accidents and bring discipline in the transport sector.
4 killed as truck hits three-wheeler in Kishoreganj
Four people are killed as a truck rams a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Pakundia upazila of Kishoreganj.
Death in accident: Barishal traffic sergeant’s father files writ for Tk 10cr compensation
The father of Golam Kibria, a traffic police sergeant who was killed in a road accident last month, has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directives on the authorities concerned for Tk 10 crore compensation for his family.
4 killed in Gazipur, Bagerhat road accidents
At least four people are killed and one injured in separate road accidents in Gazipur and Bagerhat.
Bus driver held for ‘severing Rajshahi student's forearm’
Police claimed to have arrested the bus driver of “Mohammad Ali Paribahan” linked to an accident in which Feroz Sarker, a Rajshahi College student, lost his forearm recently.
298 killed in accidents during Eid: Jatri Kalyan Samity
At least 298 people were killed and 860 injured in accidents on roads and highways and rail and water ways while travelling during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity says.
Road crashes kill 7 in Sirajganj, Narayanganj
At least seven people are killed and 33 others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj and Narayanganj districts.
Youth killed in crash on 300-feet Road
A youth has been killed and two others injured in a road crash on 300-feet road in Dhaka’s Khilkhet area today, reports UNB.
Over 2,400 deaths on roads this year: Report
At least 2,471 people are killed on roads this year, an independent body says blaming unruly transport sector by large for the rally of the dead.