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.

November 11, 2015
November 11, 2015

College student killed in Banani road crash

A college student is killed when a truck rammed his motorbike in Banani area of Dhaka.

November 10, 2015
November 10, 2015

Cop killed after bus hits him on Airport Road

A police official is killed after a bus hit him at Biman Bandar bus station on Airport Road in Dhaka.

November 9, 2015
November 9, 2015

Bus runs over 2, Mawa highway blocked for 2hrs

Locals block Dhaka-Mawa highway for three hours after two people including a JSC examinee were crushed under the wheels of a bus in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj this morning.

October 24, 2015
October 24, 2015

Road crashes kill 6 in Habiganj, Moulvibazar

Separate road accidents in Habiganj and Moulvibazar districts leave six people killed and five others injured.

October 22, 2015
October 22, 2015

Road crashes kill 9 in 3 dists

Nine people are killed and eight injured in separate road crashes in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Dinajpur districts in 12 hours till this morning.

October 21, 2015
October 21, 2015

4 killed in Narayanganj road crash

Four people are killed as an unspecified vehicle rams a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj.

October 19, 2015
October 19, 2015

21,316 deaths in Bangladesh road crashes in 2012: WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that total 21,316 people died across Bangladesh in just a year – 2012 – while pedestrians account to 32 percent of the total casualty.

October 13, 2015
October 13, 2015

4 killed as bus hits human hauler in Gazipur

Four people are killed and three injured as a bus hit a human hauler on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.

October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015

2 RMG workers killed in Savar road crashes

Two garment workers were killed in separate road accidents in Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka.

October 12, 2015
October 12, 2015

7 killed as truck falls into Mirsharai ditch

Seven people are killed in Chittagong’s Mirsharai upazila after a truck veered off the road and landed into a roadside ditch. The incident takes place on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway’s Sonapahar area around 5:30am.