road crash

National Road Safety Day / Compensation mechanism for road crashes still unclear

The act mentions a trust fund for victims, but it took four years after its passing for the fund to be set up.

National Road Safety Day / System reforms needed to deal with transport crisis

The core problem lies in the fragmented ownership of public transport.

National road safety day / Deaths in crashes rising as roads remain unsafe

As of September this year, road crashes and fatalities have seen a year-on-year increase of more than 10 percent, according to government data.

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

The constant terror of road crashes

Will we ever see an end to this menace?

Government's fatal apathy towards road safety

What’s most appalling is how common these violations of crucial road safety measures are in our country

Sunamganj’s famous singer Pagol Hasan among two killed in bus-autorickshaw collision

Famous singer Pagol Hasan was among two people killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sunamganj's Chhatak upazila this morning.

Musician Pagol Hasan killed in road accident

In a tragic accident in Sunamganj's Chhatak, a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including popular musician Pagol Hasan.

When will sanity return to our roads?

What we need is strict implementation of our existing regulations.

January 19, 2016
January 19, 2016

2 killed as bus hits bike in Panchagarh

Two motorcyclists are killed as a bus knocked down their vehicle in Pradaner Haat area of Debiganj upazila in Panchagarh.

January 17, 2016
January 17, 2016

2 killed as microbus hits auto-rickshaw

Two people are killed and three others injured as a microbus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Laxmipur-Begumganj road in Banglabazar area of Begumganj upazila of Noakhali.

January 16, 2016
January 16, 2016

3 killed in Mymensingh road crash

At least three people including two women are killed and 16 others injured in a road accident at Gangashram on Mymensingh-Kishoreganj highway in Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh.

January 16, 2016
January 16, 2016

Road crash: 2 schoolgirls killed in 8 hrs in Dhaka

Two schoolgirls are killed in similar road accidents within eight hours in the capital.

January 15, 2016
January 15, 2016

Japan mountain bus crash kills 14

A bus taking passengers to a ski resort in central Japan veers off a mountain road, killing 14 people and injuring 27.

January 11, 2016
January 11, 2016

Cop among 2 killed in Dhaka crash

A policeman is among two people who have died in separate road crashes in Dhaka last night.

January 11, 2016
January 11, 2016

Rising numbers of road crash

Within the span of a few hours, two pile ups and four crashes on and around Bangabandhu Bridge claimed the lives of six people...

January 10, 2016
January 10, 2016

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.

January 10, 2016
January 10, 2016

Crazy driving in dense fog costs six lives

In the dense fog, two pile-ups and four accidents on and around Bangabandhu Bridge left six people dead and 50 others injured within the span of a few hours yesterday morning.

January 9, 2016
January 9, 2016

Road crashes killed 8,642 in 2015: Report

A total of 8,642 people have been killed and 21,855 injured in road crashes across country last year, a report of Bangladesh Passengers' Welfare Association has said today.