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.

March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019

13 killed in road, railway accidents

At least 13 people have been killed and 34 others injured in separate road and train accidents in seven districts since Tuesday afternoon.

March 2, 2019
March 2, 2019

2 transport workers killed in Dhaka road accidents

Two transport workers are killed in separate road accidents in Gabtoli and Jatrabari of Dhaka.

December 8, 2018
December 8, 2018

Road crash killed 25k in '16: WHO

At least 24,954 people were killed in road crashes in the country in 2016, according to a World Health Organisation report.

September 9, 2018
September 9, 2018

NSU student dies in Hatirjheel road accident

A student of North South University was killed after being run over by a bus at Hatirjheel in the capital on Friday night.

August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018

Road crashes claim eleven more lives

At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in eight road accidents across the country in 24 hours since Monday night.

August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018

Month Since July 29 Deaths: Roads not any safer

It has been exactly a month since two college students were squashed to death by a bus on the Airport Road that sparked an unprecedented movement by students to demand road safety.

August 25, 2018
August 25, 2018

3-Day Eid Holidays: Road crashes kill at least 31

At least 31 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in road accidents during the three-day Eid holiday, while six others were killed in a single road crash in Feni yesterday.

August 23, 2018
August 23, 2018

2 women killed in Comilla road crash

Two women are killed in a road accident at Nazirabazar in Comilla’s Burichang upazila on Dhaka-Chattogram highway.

July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018

Road crash, then what?

Violation of rules by transport operators and drivers remains the main cause of fatalities and injuries on roads across the country.

July 17, 2018
July 17, 2018

Four killed in Cox's Bazar road crash

At least four people, including three Rohingyas, were killed, and 10 others injured, in a road crash in Ukhia upazila on the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway yesterday.